The Cytology of Conjunctival Smears from Aboriginal School Children at Yalata, South Australia

Hardy, David C.; Surman, P.G.; Howarth, W.H.

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(67)94144-x

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“…Such conditions attract large fly populations and, hence, a readily available vector for disease transmission. The incidence of trachoma is known to diminish particularly when community hygiene improves (Hardy et al, 1967). Innorthwestern and central areas of the continent more than 50% of Aboriginal people suffer from one or other form of the disease; and in specific communities, such as those in the Warburton Ranges in Central Australia and Musgrave Park and Coober Pedy in South Australia, overall population frequencies of 77%, 96%, and 74% have been recorded, respectively (Mann, 1957;Moodie, 1973).…”

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Prehistoric eye disease (trachoma?) in Australian Aborigines

Webb¹

1990

American J Phys Anthropol

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This paper discusses an as yet undescribed lesion of the orbit in Australian Aboriginal skeletal populations. The rather high frequency and geographical distribution of the lesion suggests an association with a common, chronic eye infection. Using differential diagnosis to eliminate a variety of ophthalmic conditions, it is proposed that chronic trachoma may be a possible causative agent. Distribution of the lesion follows that of trachoma among contemporary Aboriginal people, with the highest frequencies occurring in the hotter, arid portions of the Australian continent. It is positively correlated with age, with higher frequencies in older people; it is almost completely absent among sub-adults. The antiquity of the lesion is demonstrated by its appearance among late Pleistocene human remains.

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Prehistoric eye disease (trachoma?) in Australian Aborigines

Webb¹

1990

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…Subsequently, Dame Ida Mann. clearly showed trachoma to be a widespread problem in the 1950s and 1960s 3–5 . The national extent of trachoma in Aboriginal communities was further defined by Fred Hollows in the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program in the 1970s 6…”

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“…clearly showed trachoma to be a widespread problem in the 1950s and 1960s. [3][4][5] The national extent of trachoma in Aboriginal communities was further defined by Fred Hollows in the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program in the 1970s. 6 In the mid-1970s, longitudinal studies on the prevalence and treatment of trachoma were conducted in a group of communities in the Katherine region by a team lead by one of us (PS) (as a District Medical Officer in the Northern Territory.…”

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Prevalence of trachoma in a single community, 1975–2007

Taylor

English

Field

et al. 2011

Clinical Exper Ophthalmology

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Trachoma and water use; a case control study in a Gambian village

Bailey

Downes

et al. 1991

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygi

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Trachoma is prevalent in many arid areas but data assessing the relationship between water use and trachoma are very scarce. This study compared 18 families having one or more active trachoma cases among the children with 16 trachoma-free families in the same village with respect to water use. Potential confounders such as family size, distance to water source, socio-economic indicators, and hygiene behaviour were assessed in the 2 groups. The families with trachoma were found to use significantly less water per person per day for washing children than did the control group (P = 0.033) with no evidence of confounding by the other measured variables. Low amounts of water for washing were also associated with unclean faces and impetigo in the children. If such a relationship can be substantiated it might provide the basis for effective and cheap interventions against trachoma.

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The Cytology of Conjunctival Smears from Aboriginal School Children at Yalata, South Australia

Cited by 4 publications

References 3 publications

Prehistoric eye disease (trachoma?) in Australian Aborigines

Prehistoric eye disease (trachoma?) in Australian Aborigines

Prevalence of trachoma in a single community, 1975–2007

Trachoma and water use; a case control study in a Gambian village

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