The burden of non-filarial elephantiasis in Ethiopia.
Although known for many years, non-filarial elephantiasis remains a public health problem in tropical Africa, including the farming community of Ethiopia. The problem may be exacerbated in women who shoulder most of the burden of agricultural labour in the countryside. The intention of this brief review is to emphasise the burden of the disease and to alert researchers and organisations concerned with health care and prevention.
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Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. animut2004@yahoo.com
D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012423:Rural Health