Price E W
Trop Geogr Med. 1974 Sep;26(3):225-30.
The prevalence of endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs in relation to the red soil on which the barefooted population lives has been investigated. Counts of 43,573 adults attending weekly markets have been made in ten markets of which five were on the red soil, two were on the limits of the soil, and three were at a distance from this area. Prevalence falls from a maximum of 6.92% on the red soil area, to 2.96% at the limit and to 0.98% in two directions within 25 km of the edge of the red soils. There is an association between the degree of prevalence and residence on the red soils. This is discussed and the possibility of a chemical irritant absorbed in colloid form through the bare feet is suggested as an etiological factor in the disease.
对与赤足人群居住的红土相关的小腿地方性象皮肿患病率进行了调查。在十个市场对43573名每周去市场的成年人进行了统计，其中五个市场位于红土上，两个位于红土边缘，三个远离该区域。患病率从红土区域的最高6.92%，降至边缘地区的2.96%，以及在红土边缘25公里范围内两个方向的0.98%。患病率程度与在红土上居住之间存在关联。对此进行了讨论，并提出一种可能是通过赤脚以胶体形式吸收的化学刺激物作为该疾病的病因。
