Dargatz D A, Salman M D
Center for Epidemiology, United States Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 1993 Aug;9(2):247-55. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0739(17)30394-2.
Epidemiology is a tool much like any other diagnostic tool that the practitioner uses as an aid in the complete physical examination of the group of animals. It can be used to generate a specific differential diagnosis list. Epidemiology is especially useful to design a disease control and prevention program by helping to elucidate the key determinants of disease occurrence.
流行病学是一种工具，很像从业者在对动物群体进行全面体格检查时使用的任何其他诊断工具。它可用于生成一份特定的鉴别诊断清单。流行病学在帮助阐明疾病发生的关键决定因素方面，对于设计疾病控制和预防计划特别有用。
