“…This terminology was maintained in Germany until the 90ies, however, was rarely adopted by the international literature (Kistemann et al, 1997;Barrett, 2000a). German post-war geomedicine was decisively influenced by medical hygienists and was regularly considered in German textbooks of hygiene (Rodenwaldt and Bader, 1951;Jusatz, 1964Jusatz, , 1969.…”