Pokrovskiĭ V I
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia.
Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2003 Sep-Oct(5):34-40.
The historical stages of the development of epidemiology as a science with a specific object of study, is summarized. One of the greatest theoretical generalizations is the doctrine on the natural focality of diseases. New principles of theoretical epidemiology, new theories and concepts are analyzed. The role of infectious pathology as one of the main criteria of the population health is emphasized as well as a wide spread of infectious (parasitic) diseases. The specific feature of the present stage of epidemiological situation is the dominating and constantly increasing role of viruses in the etiology of infectious diseases. The effectiveness of vaccinal prophylaxis to control vaccine-preventable infections is substantiated. The role of epidemiological science in revealing the epidemiological regularities of emerging and re-emerging infections is emphasized.
总结了流行病学作为一门具有特定研究对象的科学的发展历史阶段。其中最伟大的理论概括之一是疾病自然疫源地学说。分析了理论流行病学的新原理、新理论和新概念。强调了传染病病理学作为人群健康主要标准之一的作用以及传染病（寄生虫病）的广泛传播。当前流行病学形势阶段的特点是病毒在传染病病因中起主导且不断增加的作用。证实了疫苗预防对控制疫苗可预防感染的有效性。强调了流行病学科学在揭示新出现和再次出现感染的流行病学规律方面的作用。
