McKenzie F Ellis, Samba Ebrahim M
Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2004 Aug;71(2 Suppl):94-6.
Mathematical models have long provided basic insights for malaria control. The recent success of the Onchocerciasis Control Program in west Africa shows that models can make great pragmatic contributions to intervention programs if the modeling is integrated into the overall program, and if the participants are clear about what models can and cannot do. This lesson can be applied to evidence-based malaria control.
长期以来,数学模型为疟疾防控提供了基本的见解。西非盘尾丝虫病控制项目最近取得的成功表明,如果将建模纳入整个项目,并且参与者清楚模型的作用和局限,那么模型就能为干预项目做出巨大的实际贡献。这一经验教训可应用于循证疟疾防控。