title: Epidemiological analysis of factors influencing rate of progress in Echinococcus granulosus control in New Zealand.
abstract: The factors influencing the rate of progress in Echinococcus granulosus control in New Zealand were analysed by hydatid control area using stepwise multiple regression techniques. The results indicated that the rate of progress was related positively to initial E. granulosus prevalence in dogs and the efficiency with which local authorities implemented national control policy, and negatively to the Maori proportion in the local population and the number of dogs per owner. Problems in analysis of the New Zealand data are discussed and improved methods of monitoring progress in hydatid disease control programmes are described.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001115:Arecoline; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005006:Ethnicity; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D001115:Arecoline
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