title: How 'The association of endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in East Africa with soil derived from volcanic rocks' has underpinned progress in podoconiosis research.
abstract: We demonstrate how an article from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene archive has triggered two important series of studies into the aetiology and distribution of podoconiosis, 30 years after first publication of the article. It indicates the value of becoming familiar with hypotheses raised by earlier investigators and of direct use of historical data in understanding trends in disease distribution.
authors: Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, PO Box 2082/1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors: Kebede
authors: K
authors: Deribe
authors: Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PS, UK g.davey@bsms.ac.uk.
authors: Gail
authors: G
authors: Davey
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000266:history*; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants
keywords: Archives; Elephantiasis; Ethiopia; Geographic mapping; Podoconiosis