北美应用控制研究的范围审查:资金,实施和进步
Áine Lehane1,2, Emily M Mader1,2, Joseph D Poggi1,2
1Department of Entomology, Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Journal of medical entomology
|December 31, 2024
概括
北美的应用控制研究主要集中在特定的物种和地区,主要是在美国. 在涵盖各种物种,更广泛的地理区域和综合管理策略的研究中存在差距.
科学领域:
- 兽医昆虫学 兽医昆虫学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 由于环境和人类因素,和传播病原体的地理范围在北美正在扩大.
- 这种扩张对人类健康构成重大和多方面的风险.
- 创新的控制策略和协作努力对于减轻这种日益增长的威胁至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在北美 (加拿大,墨西哥,美国) 进行应用控制研究的范围审查.
- 描述关键概念,确定研究模式,并突出控制研究中的差距.
- 为未来的种群管理研究和干预策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一个系统的范围审查,对244篇同行评审的文章应用控制研究在北美.
- 分析研究模式,包括作者身份,资金,地理位置,物种目标和控制方法.
- 基于公共卫生相关性和综合管理方法的研究分类.
主要成果:
- 大多数研究 (83.6%) 都是在美国进行的,其中75%的研究集中在医学上重要的虫上,如Amblyomma americanum,Dermacentor variabilis,Ixodes scapularis和Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
- Ixodes scapularis是主要目标 (超过50%的文章),研究集中在美国东北部的三个州.
- 资金主要来自美国联邦机构,包括疾病控制和预防中心和美国农业部.
- 只有8.2%的研究评估了综合管理干预措施.
结论:
- 目前的控制研究存在重大缺陷,特别是关于非Ixodes医学相关的物种和全面的特有范围覆盖.
- 需要扩大对北美境内的多种虫物种和更广泛的地理区域的研究.
- 对集成管理策略的进一步调查对于有效的种群控制和公共卫生保护至关重要.
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