Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Associated Institute to the University of Basel, PO Box CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland.
Infect Dis Poverty. 2013 Oct 2;2(1):22. doi: 10.1186/2049-9957-2-22.
Wenwu Yin and co-workers conducted a systematic review on challenges and needs to eliminate rabies in China (Yin et al., 2013 in this journal). Their analysis shows that there is considerable overrepresentation of laboratory and basic epidemiology research. On the other hand, information on effective control activities and policies are nearly absent. Currently we know enough to control and eliminate dog rabies effectively. Continuing basic research while not engaging in the control of rabies appears almost cynical. Why is it not attractive to do research on effective control and elimination? Let us move now from the biological understanding to the science of rabies elimination.
尹文晤及其同事对中国消除狂犬病的挑战和需求进行了系统评价（Yin 等人，2013 年，本杂志）。他们的分析表明，实验室和基础流行病学研究的代表性过高。另一方面，关于有效控制活动和政策的信息几乎不存在。目前，我们已经掌握了足够的知识，可以有效地控制和消除犬狂犬病。继续进行基础研究而不参与狂犬病的控制似乎几乎是玩世不恭的。为什么对有效控制和消除狂犬病的研究没有吸引力呢？现在让我们从对狂犬病的生物学理解转向消除狂犬病的科学。
