微观流行病学涉及到生物体本身的变异以及内、外环境对寄生虫和宿主之间关系的影响,甚至涉及到人类行为。它为寄生虫病的控制提供了科学依据。下面例举四种寄生虫病的微观流行病学在疾病控制中的作用。丝虫病:作者在丝虫病和象皮肿高发区肯尼亚的Pete岛进行了丝虫病调查,试图寻找班氏丝虫保虫宿主和证明Heisch提 Micro-epidemiology involves the variation of the organism itself as well as the influence of internal and external environments on the relationship between parasites and the host, and even human behavior. It provides a scientific basis for the control of parasitic diseases. The following is an illustration of the role of micro-epidemiology of four parasitic diseases in disease control. Filariasis: The authors conducted a survey of filariasis in Pete Island, Kenya, with high prevalence of filariasis and elephantiasis in an attempt to find a Bancroftian filarial insect host and evidence of Heisch’s disease