
On the clinical picture of ergotism pseudotabes ergotinica
Author(s) -
G. A. Maksudov
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj89809
Subject(s) - geography , population , bark (sound) , demography , forestry , sociology
Epidemics of raphania in Europe, and in Russia in particular, have been observed for a long time. The last epidemic of wicked bark in Western Europe was observed in 1879-80. (Tuezek), while in Russia these epidemics broke out from time to time even in the 20th century (1909-10) (Kolosov). The incessant rains and other climatic conditions of the summer of 1926 contributed to the increased growth of ergot. As a result, due to the uncultivation of the population and the lack of timely preventive measures, we had in 1926-27 an epidemic of ergotism, which invaded the Votsk and Ural regions and part of TR. It is very likely that the epidemic was not limited to these areas.