Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941
Trachoma currently represents one of the three main causes of ‘avoidable' blindness and reaches intolerable dimensions in many developing countries. It was endemic in many regions of eastern Spain until well into the twentieth century. The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological dev...
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| author | Josep Bernabeu-Mestre María Eugenia Galiana-Sánchez Angela Cremades Monerris |
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| description | Trachoma currently represents one of the three main causes of ‘avoidable' blindness and reaches intolerable dimensions in many developing countries. It was endemic in many regions of eastern Spain until well into the twentieth century. The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological development of this disease in contemporary Spain; to examine its determining factors, particularly environmental and sanitary/health factors, and, finally, to study the health care, environmental and socio-economic measures that led to its control and eradication. We believe that the historical approach not only highlights the role of environmental factors in the development of trachoma, but may also aid in understanding the current epidemiology of trachoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f8e97a264ca42049b35b09093f1bed02022-12-22T03:33:40ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo CruzHistória, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos1678-47582013-12-012041605161910.1590/S0104-597020130005000010S0104-59702013000401605Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941Josep Bernabeu-MestreMaría Eugenia Galiana-SánchezAngela Cremades MonerrisTrachoma currently represents one of the three main causes of ‘avoidable' blindness and reaches intolerable dimensions in many developing countries. It was endemic in many regions of eastern Spain until well into the twentieth century. The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological development of this disease in contemporary Spain; to examine its determining factors, particularly environmental and sanitary/health factors, and, finally, to study the health care, environmental and socio-economic measures that led to its control and eradication. We believe that the historical approach not only highlights the role of environmental factors in the development of trachoma, but may also aid in understanding the current epidemiology of trachoma.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702013000401605&lng=en&tlng=entracomacegueirasaúde ambientalEspanha (1925-1941)saúde pública |
| spellingShingle | Josep Bernabeu-Mestre María Eugenia Galiana-Sánchez Angela Cremades Monerris Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos tracoma cegueira saúde ambiental Espanha (1925-1941) saúde pública |
| title | Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 |
| title_full | Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 |
| title_fullStr | Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 |
| title_short | Environment and health with respect to a poverty-related disease: the epidemiology of trachoma in Spain, 1925-1941 |
| title_sort | environment and health with respect to a poverty related disease the epidemiology of trachoma in spain 1925 1941 |
| topic | tracoma cegueira saúde ambiental Espanha (1925-1941) saúde pública |
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