Through the work of international public health organizations and advancements in the biological and technological sciences, substantial progress has been made in our ability to prevent, control, locally eliminate, and in one case eradicate infectious diseases. Yet each successful control or local elimination has been met with the emergence of new pathogens, the evolution of novel strains, or different epidemiological circumstances that have limited or reversed control methods. To respond to the increasing threat of emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism it is vital that we design and implement efficient programs that prevent and control infectious pathogen transmission. The theoretical tools of ecology and epidemiology may be the cornerstone in constructing future programs aimed at preventing and controlling infectious diseases throughout the world.

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加强传染病控制和公共卫生政策的生态理论


通过国际公共卫生组织的努力以及生物科学和技术科学的进步，我们预防、控制、局部消除、甚至根除传染病的能力取得了实质性进展。然而，每次成功的控制或局部消除都会遇到新病原体的出现、新菌株的进化或限制或逆转控制方法的不同流行病学情况。为了应对新出现的传染病和生物恐怖主义日益严重的威胁，我们设计和实施有效的计划来预防和控制传染性病原体的传播至关重要。生态学和流行病学的理论工具可能是构建未来旨在预防和控制全世界传染病的计划的基石。