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The Prevalence of O...
The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door-to-Door Survey
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Jada, SR (författare)
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Dusabimana, A (författare)
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Abd-Elfarag, G (författare)
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Okaro, S (författare)
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- Brusselaers, N (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Carter, JY (författare)
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Logora, MY (författare)
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Rovarini, JM (författare)
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Newton, CR (författare)
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Colebunders, R (författare)
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- 2022-03-24
- 2022
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland). - : MDPI AG. - 2076-0817. ; 11:4
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- A two-phase survey of epilepsy was conducted in selected villages in Mundri West and East Counties (26 June–8 July, 2021), an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Western Equatoria State in South Sudan. In the first phase, households were visited by a trained research team to identify persons suspected to have epilepsy. In the second phase, persons suspected to have epilepsy were interviewed and examined by a clinician to confirm the diagnosis. A total of 364 households agreed to participate in the survey, amounting to 2588 individuals. The epilepsy screening questionnaire identified 91 (3.5%) persons with suspected epilepsy, of whom the diagnosis of epilepsy was confirmed by a clinician in 86 (94.5%). The overall prevalence of confirmed epilepsy was 3.3% (95% CI: 2.7–4.1%), and of nodding syndrome was 0.9% (95% CI: 0.6–1.4%). In 61 (16.8%) households there was at least one person with epilepsy. Only 1212 (46.9%) of 2583 people took ivermectin during the last distribution round in 2021. The annual epilepsy incidence was 77.3/100,000 (95% CI: 9.4–278.9/100,000) and the annual epilepsy mortality was 251.2/100,000 (95% CI: 133.8–428.7/100,000). In conclusion, a high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy was observed in villages in Mundri. Urgent action is needed to prevent children from developing onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy by strengthening the local onchocerciasis-elimination programme.
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Jada, SR
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Dusabimana, A
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Abd-Elfarag, G
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Okaro, S
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Brusselaers, N
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Carter, JY
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visa fler...
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Logora, MY
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Rovarini, JM
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Newton, CR
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Colebunders, R
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