Lazariasis was found, according to Posada Arango, in temperate and cool places, where elephantiasis of the feet was frequent and elephantiasis of the scrotum was infrequent, whereas the opposite was true in places like Cartagena, characterized by high temperatures, where the scrotal form was frequent and the foot form rare.
La lazariasis se ubicaba, afirma Posada Arango, en lugares templados y fríos, donde era frecuente la forma de elefantiasis de los pies y la forma del escroto era infrecuente, ocurriendo lo contrario en sitios como Cartagena, caracterizados por altas temperaturas, donde era frecuente la forma del escroto y extraña la forma de los pies.