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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2020

OV16 Seroprevalence among Persons with Epilepsy in Onchocerciasis Endemic Regions: A Multi-Country Study.

Alfred Dusabimana, Dan Bhwana, Michel Mandro, Bruno P Mmbando, Joseph N Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alfred DusabimanaGlobal Health Institute, Gouverneur Kinsbergen Centrum, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2660-880X
Dan BhwanaNational Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, P.O. Box 5004, Tanga, Tanzania.
Michel MandroProvincial Health Division Ituri, Ministry of Health, Bunia, P.O. Box 57, Ituri, Congo.
Bruno P MmbandoNational Institute for Medical Research, Tanga Centre, P.O. Box 5004, Tanga, Tanzania.
Joseph N Siewe FodjoGlobal Health Institute, Gouverneur Kinsbergen Centrum, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3544-1239
Robert ColebundersGlobal Health Institute, Gouverneur Kinsbergen Centrum, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1919-1340
University of Antwerp · BENational Institute for Medical Research · TZ

Funding

European Research Council 671055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is growing epidemiological evidence that onchocerciasis may induce epilepsy. High prevalence of onchocerciasis has been reported in onchocerciasis-meso and hyper-endemic regions. We aimed to determine the OV16 antibody prevalence in persons with epilepsy (PWE) in four onchocerciasis-endemic regions. PWE were identified during studies in Mahenge area (Tanzania), Kitgum and Pader districts (Uganda), the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys (Cameroon), and the Logo health zone (Democratic Republic of Congo). Exposure to

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ageepilepsyivermectinonchocerciasisOV16 IgG

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