Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in northern Uganda after the implementation of onchocerciasis control measures

BACKGROUND: Around 2007, a nodding syndrome (NS) epidemic appeared in onchocerciasis-endemic districts of northern Uganda, where ivermectin mass distribution had never been implemented. This study evaluated the effect of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) and ground larviciding of r...

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Autores principales: Gumisiriza, Nolbert, Mubiru, Frank, Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson, Mbonye Kayitale, Martin, Hotterbeekx, An, Idro, Richard, Makumbi, Issa, Lakwo, Tom, Opar, Bernard, Kaducu, Joice, Wamala, Joseph Francis, Colebunders, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32114979
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0628-3

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