The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Fernando D. Avila-pires¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Medicina Tropical Rio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: Triatoma sordida;    ecology;    Chagas' disease;    epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761995000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The article discusses the current use and mis-use of ecological terms and concepts in epidemiological literature, and in special, in works dealing with zoonotic diseases. A selection of examples was taken from papers recently published on the transmission of Chagas' disease by Triatoma sordida. Proper definitions are listed, with the intent of helping non-ecologists to use those terms and concepts correctly.

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