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ArticleResearch and reports in tropical medicine2024

The Spectrum of Ocular Diseases in the Onchocerciasis-Endemic Focus of Raga in South Sudan.

Kenneth Lado Sube, Joseph Daniel Wani Lako, Justin Bruno Tongun, Tatjana Gerber, Jurel Payii Mamur, Sekonjo Juliano Hamid Moto, Stephen Raimon Legge Jada, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Adrian Dennis Hopkins, Charles D Mackenzie and 1 more

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Kenneth Lado SubeDepartment Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Juba, Juba, South Sudan.
Joseph Daniel Wani LakoDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Applied and Industrial Sciences, University of Juba, Juba, South Sudan.
Justin Bruno TongunDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Juba, Juba, South Sudan.
Tatjana GerberCatholic Diocese of Wau, Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan.
Jurel Payii MamurCatholic Diocese of Wau, Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan.
Sekonjo Juliano Hamid MotoCatholic Diocese of Wau, Wau, Western Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan.
Stephen Raimon Legge JadaAmref Health Africa, Juba, South Sudan.
Joseph Nelson Siewe FodjoGlobal Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-3544-1239
Adrian Dennis HopkinsNeglected and Disabling Diseases of Poverty Consultant, Gravesend, Kent DA11 OSL, UK.
Charles D MackenzieCor-NTD, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Robert ColebundersGlobal Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1919-1340

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Introduction: Raga County is an onchocerciasis-endemic area in the Western Bahr El Ghazal state of South Sudan, known to have a high prevalence of blindness. The objective of this study was to determine the causes of eye disease and blindness in Raga County as well as to assess the relationship of eye diseases with other prevalent conditions like onchocerciasis and epilepsy. Methods: We reviewed unpublished pre-community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) data about eye disease and onchocerciasis in Western Bahr El Ghazal including Raga. In addition, a cross-sectional study was conducted from 21 Results: Pre-CDTI data showed that the most severe vision problems in villages with a high prevalence of Conclusion: Despite years of CDTI, the main causes of blindness in Raga County remain onchocerciasis-related blindness observed in 22.6% and cataract observed in 9.3% of the study participants. The study confirmed an epidemiological association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy.

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blindnessepilepsyivermectinnodding syndromeocular diseaseOnchocerciasis

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