Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, &amp; 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &amp;c. for cabinets of natural history /

Waterton, Charles

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“…In the 19 th century travellers to South America, Africa and the Caribbean reported about native communities suffering from severe jigger infestation, eventually leading them to abandon entire villages (HOEPPLI, 1963;HEUKELBACH et al, 2001;BRUCE et al, 1942). They already noted the intense inflammation leading to suppuration, ulcer and gangrene; difficulties in walking were commonly reported (WATERTON, 1973;COTES, 1899;KONCZAKI, 1985;GREY, 1901;HESSE, 1899;BRUCE et al, 1942). The participants of expeditions into Africa at the end of the 19 th and the beginning of the 20 th century reported natives and also themselves with severe infestation that made many of them almost unable to walk (GREY, 1901;KONCZAKI, 1985).…”

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Tungiasis

Heukelbach

2005

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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Tungiasis is a neglected parasitic skin disease caused by the permanent penetration of the female sand flea (also called jigger flea) Tunga penetrans into the skin of its host. After penetration, most commonly on the feet, the flea undergoes an impressing hypertrophy, and some days later the abdominal segments of the flea have enlarged up to the size of about 1 cm. The flea infestation is associated with poverty and occurs in many resource-poor communities in the Caribbean, South America and Africa. In this review, a historical overview on tungiasis is given. The natural history, pathology, epidemiology, diagnosis, therapy and control of the parasitic skin disease are discussed. It is concluded that tungiasis is an important parasitosis causing considerable morbidity in affected populations. Future studies are needed to increase the knowledge on the biology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, therapy and control of the ectoparasite.

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Tungiasis

Heukelbach

2005

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

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“…Two of his positive innovations were to turn his property into a wildlife sanctuary and to sue a nearby soap works for air pollution. He also published his memoirs, Wanderings in South America, the northwest of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, and 1824 (1825), which appealed to teenagers Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.…”

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History of Ecological Sciences, part 65: Early Studies in Amazonia, Orellana/Carvajal to Roosevelt

Egerton

2022

Bulletin Ecologic Soc America

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Amazonia's distinctiveness is widely recognized. The Amazon river carries the greatest volume of water in the world, and is also the longest, at 4345 miles long, vs. the Nile, at 4132 miles. The National Geographic Society has published two fine maps on it: Amazonia: A World Resource at Risk (1992) and Amazonia: the Human Impact (2015). The Smithsonian Institution has sponsored a fabulous Atlas of the Amazon (2003), with text by Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Barthem, and Efrem Ferreira, and maps by Roy Duenas. Some aspects of the history of its scientific study are already available. Robin Chazdon and T.C. Whitmore compiled a sourcebook, Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology (2002), with five of 56 selections from the period discussed below (only three being relevant to Amazonia). Some authors of books on Amazonia, such as English historian-geographer John Hemming (b. 1935), had first-hand knowledge of the setting of their studies. I have not been to Amazonia, but neither have historians of articles on ancient or medieval science been to ancient or medieval settings. The abundant literature on Amazonia, past and present, provides the foundation for this study.

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Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, &c. for cabinets of natural history /

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