Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: an update and future perspectives

A Hadermann, LJ Amaral, G Van Cutsem… - Trends in …, 2023‏ - cell.com
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is an important neglected public health problem
in areas with high ongoing onchocerciasis transmission. The risk that children in such areas …

Impact of predictive, preventive and precision medicine strategies in epilepsy

R Nabbout, M Kuchenbuch - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020‏ - nature.com
Over the last decade, advances in genetics, neuroimaging and EEG have enabled the
aetiology of epilepsy to be identified earlier in the disease course than ever before. At the …

Effect of onchocerciasis elimination measures on the incidence of epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: a 3-year longitudinal, prospective, population-based study

SR Jada, LJ Amaral, T Lakwo, JY Carter… - The Lancet Global …, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Background High onchocerciasis transmission predisposes endemic communities to a high
epilepsy burden. The 4· 4% epilepsy prevalence documented in 2018 in Maridi, South …

[HTML][HTML] Case definitions for onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and nodding syndrome: A focused review

G Van Cutsem, JNS Fodjo, MCJ Dekker… - … : European Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is an important but neglected public health
problem in onchocerciasis-endemic areas with insufficient or inadequate onchocerciasis …

Impact of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in Mvolo, a two-year prospective study

LJ Amaral, SR Jada, AK Ndjanfa… - PLoS neglected …, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Objectives The potential impact of cumulative community-directed treatment with ivermectin
(CDTI) on epilepsy epidemiology in Mvolo County, South Sudan, an onchocerciasis …

Changes in epilepsy burden after onchocerciasis elimination in a hyperendemic focus of western Uganda: a comparison of two population-based, cross-sectional …

N Gumisiriza, C Kaiser, G Asaba, H Onen… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020‏ - thelancet.com
Background In 1994, prevalence and incidence of epilepsy were high in the Itwara
onchocerciasis focus (western Uganda), and cases of nodding and Nakalanga syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic area in Mvolo county, South Sudan: a door-to-door survey

S Raimon, A Dusabimana, G Abd-Elfarag, S Okaro… - Pathogens, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In June 2020, a door-to-door household survey was conducted in Mvolo County, an
onchocerciasis-endemic area in South Sudan. A total of 2357 households containing 15,699 …

Onchocerciasis: Current knowledge and future goals

L Frallonardo, F Di Gennaro, GG Panico… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Human Onchocerciasis, caused by infection by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus, is
a neglected public health disease that affects millions of people in the endemic regions of …

The prevalence of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A door-to-door survey

SR Jada, A Dusabimana, G Abd-Elfarag, S Okaro… - Pathogens, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
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 …

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis: from parasite biology and immunology to diagnosis and control

MA Dixon, P Winskill, WE Harrison… - Advances in Parasitology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is responsible for a substantial global
burden of disease, not only restricted to its impact on human health, but also resulting in a …