Dementia Prevalence and Onchocerca volvulus Infection among Rural Elderly Persons in the Ntui Health...
Dementia Prevalence and Onchocerca volvulus Infection among Rural Elderly Persons in the Ntui Health District, Cameroon: A Population-Based Study
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Njamnshi, Wepnyu Yembe , Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson , Njamnshi, Kongnyu Gamnsi , Ngarka, Leonard , Mengnjo, Michel K. , Nfor, Leonard N. , Tsasse, Martine A. F. , Njamnshi, Julius N. Taryunyu , Maestre, Gladys , Cavazos, Jose E. , Seshadri, Sudha , Etoundi Ngoa, Laurent S. , Obama Abena Ondoa, Marie-Thérèse , Fongang, Bernard , Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Anne-Cécile and Njamnshi, Alfred K.
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Recent research suggests that infection with Onchocerca volvulus induces neurocognitive decline. This study sought to compare the cognitive outcomes of elderly persons based on onchocerciasis infection status and report the overall prevalence of dementia in the rural Ntui Health District in Cameroon. A community-based approach was used to recruit 1...
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Dementia Prevalence and Onchocerca volvulus Infection among Rural Elderly Persons in the Ntui Health District, Cameroon: A Population-Based Study
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Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson
Njamnshi, Kongnyu Gamnsi
Ngarka, Leonard
Mengnjo, Michel K.
Nfor, Leonard N.
Tsasse, Martine A. F.
Njamnshi, Julius N. Taryunyu
Maestre, Gladys
Cavazos, Jose E.
Seshadri, Sudha
Etoundi Ngoa, Laurent S.
Obama Abena Ondoa, Marie-Thérèse
Fongang, Bernard
Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Anne-Cécile
Njamnshi, Alfred K.
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_cd72bac97e5d4e3fa17d5b5919df8fa7
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_cd72bac97e5d4e3fa17d5b5919df8fa7
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2076-0817
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2076-0817
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10.3390/pathogens13070568
