Burden of Podoconiosis in Poor Rural Communities in Gulliso woreda, West Ethiopia

Podoconiosis is a chronic non-infectious disease resulting in below-knee swelling of the legs in bare-footed people living in red clay soil areas. It is an important and yet neglected problem in tropical Africa, central and south America, and north India. Podoconiosis can be prevented by consistentl...

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Main Authors: Alemu, Getahun, Tekola Ayele, Fasil, Daniel, Takele, Ahrens, Christel, Davey, Gail
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110157/