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High Prevalence of Glaucoma among Patients in an Onchocerciasis Endemic Area (Mahenge, Tanzania)

Onchocerciasis is known to cause skin lesions and blindness, but there is also epidemiological evidence that onchocerciasis is associated with epilepsy, including nodding syndrome. We carried out ocular exams in persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an onchocerciasis endemic area with a high prevalence...

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Autores principales:	Otiti-Sengeri, Juliet, Omaido, Blair Andrew, Bhwana, Dan, Nakanjako, Damalie, Missiru, Malik, Muwonge, Musa, Amaral, Luis-Jorge, Mmbando, Bruno P., Colebunders, Robert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9501165/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36145478 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11091046

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