DAVIES J N
Bull World Health Organ. 1956;15(6):1041-55.
The circumstances of an alleged first outbreak of syphilis in Uganda in 1897 are examined and attention is drawn to certain features which render possible alternative explanations of the history of syphilis in that country. It is suggested that an endemic form of syphilis was an old disease of southern Uganda and that protective infantile inoculation was practised. The country came under the observation of European clinicians at a time when endemic syphilis was being replaced by true venereal syphilis. This process has now been completed, endemic syphilis has disappeared, and venereal syphilis is now widespread and a more serious problem than ever. This theory explains the observations of other writers and reconciles the apparent discrepancies between various reports.
对1897年乌干达首次梅毒疫情爆发的情况进行了研究，并指出了某些特征，这些特征使得对该国梅毒病史可能存在其他解释。有人认为，地方性梅毒是乌干达南部的一种古老疾病，并且存在保护性婴儿接种。当地方性梅毒被真正的性病梅毒取代时，该国进入了欧洲临床医生的观察视野。这一过程现已完成，地方性梅毒已经消失，而性病梅毒现在广泛传播，并且是一个比以往任何时候都更严重的问题。这一理论解释了其他作者的观察结果，并调和了各种报告之间明显的差异。
