Endemic goitre in Chinamora, Zimbabwe. The Chinamora Research Team.

In a survey of 3841 rural dwellers in Chinamora, Zimbabwe, goitre was found in 29%. There was associated moderate iodine deficiency, and 8 people out of a subgroup of 229 had biochemical myxoedema; 2 others had biochemical thyrotoxicosis. Thyrotropin levels were not raised in 100 children aged less than one year. There did not seem to be a role for goitrogens in the pathogenesis of the goitres. A nationwide iodinisation programme should be introduced in Zimbabwe.