Konzo outbreak in the Western Province of Zambia. [PDF]
Neurology, 2020 Objective To identify the etiology of an outbreak of spastic paraparesis among women and children in the Western Province of Zambia suspected to be konzo. Methods We conducted an outbreak investigation of individuals from Mongu District, Western Province,
Siddiqi OK +12 more
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Konzo prevention in six villages in the DRC and the dependence of konzo prevalence on cyanide intake and malnutrition [PDF]
Toxicology Reports, 2015 Six villages in Boko Health Zone, Bandundu Province, DRC, were studied with 4588 people, 144 konzo cases and konzo prevalences of 2.0–5.2%. Konzo incidence is increasing rapidly in this area. Food consumption scores were obtained from the households with
J.P. Banea +7 more
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Konzo: a distinct neurological disease associated with food (cassava) cyanogenic poisoning. [PDF]
Brain Res Bull, 2019 Epidemics of neurodegenerative diseases putatively caused by food toxins have been reported in the tropics with no clear understanding of their pathogenetic mechanisms.
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Cassava, konzo, and neurotoxicity [PDF]
The Lancet Global Health, 2017 Cassava (Manihot esculenta) forms part of the staple diet for more than 600 million people across the world, particularly those that live in poverty and remote areas where food security is poor.1 The plant grows in poor soil and is relatively drought resistant; the tubers are rich in carbohydrates and the leaves contain some protein.
Charles R Newton
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Revisiting Konzo Risk Factors in Three Areas Differently Affected by Spastic Paraparesis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Discloses a Prominent Role of the Nutritional Status-A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 This comparative cross-sectional study aimed to better understand the respective contributions of protein malnutrition and cassava-derived cyanide poisoning in the development of konzo.
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Revue des Sciences de la Santé, 2023 Le Konzo est une paralysie spastique, dont l’apparition est brusque, permanente et incurable des membres inférieurs. Il est une maladie neurologique attribuée à l’exposition au cyanure du fait de la consommation prolongée de grandes quantités du manioc ...
Ignace BALOW’A KALONJI KAMUNA +1 more
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Cyanide Content of Cassava Food Products Available in Australia [PDF]
Foods, 2022 In 2009, Food Standards Australia New Zealand set a total cyanide content limit of 10 ppm for ready-to-eat cassava products to address food safety concerns about cyanogenic glucosides in cassava.
Alicia A. Quinn +2 more
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Climate Regimes, El Nino-Southern Oscillation and Konzo Epidemics [PDF]
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 Epidemics of konzo have occurred during severe droughts in parts of east, central, and southern Africa since the 1920s. Occurrence is attributed to exposure to cyanide from poorly processed cassava foods, the sole source of calories when other food crops
Olusegun Steven Ayodele Oluwole
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El Nino-southern Oscillation and Lathyrism Epidemics [PDF]
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2015 Epidemics of lathyrism, a neurological syndrome of spastic paraparesis, have occurredduring severe droughts in Europe, Asia, and Africa for millenia. Causation is linked toexposure to β-N-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-L-ODAP), a neurotoxin in ...
Olusegun Steven Ayodele Oluwole
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Persistance des épidémies de konzo à Kahemba, République Démocratique du Congo: aspects phénoménologiques et socio-économiques [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Identifier les facteurs déterminant la persistance du konzo à Kahemba en République Démocratique du Congo. METHODES: Une enquête transversale a été réalisée à Kahemba en 2011 auprès des ménages de 123 enfants avec konzo (critères OMS) et de
Daniel Okitundu Luwa E-Andjafono +10 more
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