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

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....

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Main Author: Fernando D. Avila-Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1995-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000500003
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spelling doaj-d63a4c708b0f4d419f8c30af67816e412020-11-24T23:52:48ZengInstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da SaúdeMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.0074-02761678-80601995-10-0190556156410.1590/S0074-02761995000500003The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiologyFernando D. Avila-PiresThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000500003Triatoma sordidaecologyChagas' diseaseepidemiology
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The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Triatoma sordida
ecology
Chagas' disease
epidemiology
author_facet Fernando D. Avila-Pires
author_sort Fernando D. Avila-Pires
title The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
title_short The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
title_full The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
title_fullStr The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
title_full_unstemmed The use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
title_sort use and mis-use of some ecological terms and concepts in epidemiology
publisher Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
series Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
issn 0074-0276
1678-8060
publishDate 1995-10-01
description 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.
topic Triatoma sordida
ecology
Chagas' disease
epidemiology
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