Jost C C, Mariner J C, Roeder P L, Sawitri E, Macgregor-Skinner G J
International Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
Rev Sci Tech. 2007 Dec;26(3):537-49.
Participatory epidemiology is the application of participatory methods to epidemiological research and disease surveillance. It is a proven technique which overcomes many of the limitations of conventional epidemiological methods, and has been used to solve a number of animal health surveillance and research problems. The approach was developed in small-scale, community animal health programmes, and then applied to major international disease control efforts. The Global Rinderpest Eradication Program adopted participatory epidemiology as a surveillance tool for controlling rinderpest. This approach was subsequently used in both rural and urban settings in Africa and Asia, for foot and mouth disease, peste des petits ruminants and highly pathogenic avian influenza. Participatory disease surveillance has made an important contribution towards controlling both rare and common diseases. This paper reviews the principal applications of participatory epidemiology and highlights the lessons learned from field applications. In addition, the authors examine future challenges and consider new areas for research.
参与式流行病学是将参与式方法应用于流行病学研究和疾病监测。它是一种经过验证的技术，克服了传统流行病学方法的许多局限性，并已用于解决一些动物健康监测和研究问题。该方法最初是在小规模的社区动物健康项目中开发的，然后应用于重大的国际疾病控制工作。全球牛瘟根除计划采用参与式流行病学作为控制牛瘟的监测工具。随后，这种方法在非洲和亚洲的农村和城市地区用于口蹄疫、小反刍兽疫和高致病性禽流感。参与式疾病监测为控制罕见病和常见疾病都做出了重要贡献。本文回顾了参与式流行病学的主要应用，并强调了从实地应用中吸取的经验教训。此外，作者研究了未来的挑战并考虑了新的研究领域。
