Murphy F A
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1985 Sep;52(3):195-200.
From the time of the first modern studies of infectious diseases, by Koch, Pasteur, Theiler and their colleagues, it has been clear that laboratory investigation must be complemented by epidemiologic investigation. The measurement of all aspects of the natural history of a disease in naturally affected populations is necessary if we are to rationally design control regimens. Building upon a historic perspective, this paper presents a view of the present status of epidemiology as it pertains to animal disease control, and presents a view of the merits of expanding the use of this science in future animal disease control programs, internationally, in developed and developing countries. The basis for this view lies in adaptation of principles employed in human infectious disease epidemiology, and principles which guide the organization of international disease control agencies.
从科赫、巴斯德、泰勒及其同事首次对传染病进行现代研究之时起，就很清楚实验室研究必须辅以流行病学调查。如果我们要合理设计控制方案，就有必要在自然受影响的人群中对疾病自然史的各个方面进行测量。本文基于历史视角，阐述了流行病学在动物疾病控制方面的现状，并提出了在未来国际上发达国家和发展中国家的动物疾病控制项目中扩大应用这门科学的优点。这一观点的依据在于人类传染病流行病学所采用原则的适应性，以及指导国际疾病控制机构组织工作的原则。
