Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis, also known as “river blindness”, is caused by the bite of infected female blackflies (genus Simuliidae) that transmit the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. A high onchocerciasis microfarial load increases the risk to develop epilepsy in children between the ages of 3 and 18 y...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharyya, Samit, Vinkeles Melchers, Natalie V. S., Siewe Fodjo, Joseph N., Vutha, Amit, Coffeng, Luc E., Logora, Makoy Y., Colebunders, Robert, Stolk, Wilma A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011320

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011320

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