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Epidemiology of elephantiasis with special emphasis on podoconiosis in Ethiopia: A literature review

机译：埃塞俄比亚的象皮病流行病学，特别着重于坡度病：文献综述

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Elephantiasis is a symptom of a variety of diseases that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs, male genitals and female breasts. Some conditions having this symptom include: Elephantiasis nostras, due to longstanding chronic lymphangitis; Elephantiasis tropica or lymphatic filariasis, caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti; non-filarial elephantiasis or podoconiosis, an immune disease caused by heavy metals affecting the lymph vessels; proteus syndrome, the genetic disorder of the so-called Elephant Man, etc. Podoconiosis is a type of lower limb tropical elephantiasis distinct from lymphatic filariasis. Lymphatic filariasis affects all population at risk, whereas podoconiosis predominantly affects barefoot subsistence farmers in areas with red volcanic soil. Ethiopia is one of the countries with the highest number of podoconiosis patients since many people are at risk to red-clay soil exposure in many parts of the country. The aim of this review was to know the current status and impact of podoconiosis and its relevance to elephantiasis in Ethiopia. To know the epidemiology and disease burden, the literatures published by different scholars were systematically reviewed. The distribution of the disease and knowledge about filarial elephantiasis and podoconiosis are not well known in Ethiopia. It is relatively well studied in southern Ethiopia but data from other parts of the country are limited. Moreover, programmes that focus on diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of filarial elephantiasis and podoconiosis are also non-existent even in endemic areas. Furthermore, the disease mapping has not been carried out country-wide. Therefore, in order to address these gaps, Ethiopian Ministry of Health needs to take initiative for undertaking concrete research and mapping of the disease in collaboration with stakeholders.
机译：象皮病是多种疾病的症状，其特征是皮肤和下面的组织增厚，尤其是在腿，男性生殖器和女性乳房中。有这种症状的一些疾病包括：长期患慢性淋巴管炎引起的象皮病。热带寄生虫病或淋巴丝虫病，是由许多寄生虫引起的，尤其是班氏无花果;非丝虫性象皮病或登革热病，一种由重金属影响淋巴管而引起的免疫疾病;变形杆菌综合症，所谓的象人的遗传疾病等。波多菌病是一种下肢热带象皮病，与淋巴丝虫病不同。淋巴丝虫病会影响所有处于危险之中的人口，而波多菌病则主要影响到火山岩为红色的地区的赤脚维生农民。埃塞俄比亚是肺炎病患者人数最多的国家之一，因为该国许多地方有许多人面临红黏土暴露的风险。这次审查的目的是了解埃塞俄比亚的波多毛病的现状和影响及其与象皮病的相关性。为了了解流行病学和疾病负担，系统地回顾了不同学者发表的文献。在埃塞俄比亚，这种疾病的分布以及关于丝状象皮病和足病的知识并不为人所知。在埃塞俄比亚南部，对它的研究比较好，但该国其他地区的数据却很有限。此外，即使在地方病地区，也没有专门针对丝虫象虫病和脊灰病的诊断，治疗，预防和控制的计划。此外，尚未在全国范围内进行疾病定位。因此，为了解决这些差距，埃塞俄比亚卫生部需要采取主动行动，与利益相关者合作对疾病进行具体的研究和作图。

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