Focus of Ongoing Onchocerciasis Transmission Close to Bangui, Central African Republic

Focus of Ongoing Onchocerciasis Transmission Close to Bangui, Central African Republic

Recently, there were anecdotal reports of a high number of persons with epilepsy, including children with nodding seizures in the Landja Mboko area located about 9 km from the capital city Bangui, Central African Republic. We suspected the area to be endemic for onchocerciasis, and that the alleged...

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Main Authors: Eric de Smet, Salvatore Metanmo, Pascal Mbelesso, Benoit Kemata, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Farid Boumédiène, Hilda T. Ekwoge, Emmanuel Yangatimbi, Daniel Ajzenberg, Orphee Badibanga, Pierre-Marie Preux, Robert Colebunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
epilepsy
Ov16 seroprevalence
children
Central African Republic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/5/337

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