Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

Abstract Background Recently, several epidemiological studies performed in Onchocerca volvulus-endemic regions have suggested that onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) may constitute an important but neglected public health problem in many countries where onchocerciasis is still endemic. Main te...

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Main Authors: Robert Colebunders, Michel Mandro, Alfred K. Njamnshi, Michel Boussinesq, An Hotterbeekx, Joseph Kamgno, Sarah O’Neill, Adrian Hopkins, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Maria-Gloria Basáñez, Rory J. Post, Belén Pedrique, Pierre-Marie Preux, Wilma A. Stolk, Thomas B. Nutman, Richard Idro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Epilepsy
Nodding syndrome
Nakalanga syndrome
Prevalence
Burden of disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0400-0

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