Open AccessDeveloping consensus of evidence to target case finding surveys for podoconiosis: a potentially forgotten disease in India
Author(s) -
Hamish Simpson,
K. N. Panicker,
Leyanna Susan George,
Jorge Cano,
Melanie J. Newport,
Gail Davey,
Kebede Deribe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/traa064
Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , environmental health , medicine , poverty , public health , socioeconomics , geography , environmental protection , economic growth , nursing , sociology , helminths , economics , immunology , filariasis
Podoconiosis is a non-infectious geochemical lymphoedema of the lower legs associated with a significant burden of morbidity. There are historical reports of podoconiosis in India, but its current endemicity status is uncertain. In this investigation we aimed to prioritise the selection of districts for pilot mapping of podoconiosis in India.