Mott K E, Nuttall I, Desjeux P, Cattand P
Division of Control of Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bull World Health Organ. 1995;73(2):247-57.
The advent of new technology for geographical representation and spatial analysis of databases from different sectors offers a new approach to planning and managing the control of tropical diseases. This article reviews the geographical and intersectoral aspects of the epidemiology and control of African trypanosomiasis, cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, and foodborne trematode infections. The focal nature of their transmission, increasing recognition of the importance of animal reservoirs, and the need to understand environmental factors influencing their distribution are common to all these diseases. Geographical information systems (GIS) open a completely new perspective for intersectoral collaboration in adapting new technology to promote control of these diseases.
用于不同部门数据库的地理表示和空间分析的新技术的出现，为热带疾病控制的规划和管理提供了一种新方法。本文回顾了非洲锥虫病、皮肤利什曼病和内脏利什曼病、恰加斯病、血吸虫病以及食源性吸虫感染的流行病学和控制的地理及跨部门方面。它们传播的聚集性、对动物宿主重要性的日益认识以及了解影响其分布的环境因素的必要性，是所有这些疾病的共同特征。地理信息系统（GIS）为跨部门合作开启了全新的视角，以应用新技术促进这些疾病的控制。
