Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of con...
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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Onchocerciasis, also known as "river blindness", is caused by the bite of infected female blackflies (genus Simuliidae) that transmit the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. A high onchocerciasis microfarial load increases the risk to develop epilepsy in children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. In resource-limited settings in Africa where onchocercia...
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Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2826808062
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2826808062
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0011320
