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Epidemiology of epilepsy and relationship with onchocerciasis prevalence in villages of the Ntui Health District of Cameroon

BACKGROUND: A strong association between epilepsy and onchocerciasis endemicity has been reported. We sought to document the epidemiology of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic villages of the Ntui Health District in Cameroon and investigate how this relates to the prevalence of onchocerciasis. METHO...

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Autores principales:	Ngarka, Leonard, Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe, Ambomatei, Calson, Njamnshi, Wepnyu Yembe, Njamnshi, Julius Ndi Taryunyu, Nfor, Leonard N., Mengnjo, Michel K., Njamnshi, Alfred K.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	2023
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7614422/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36972641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109184

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