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Onchocerciasis is not a major cause of blindness in two endemic villages in Sierra Leone [PDF]

BMC Research Notes
Objective Sierra Leone, a country where onchocerciasis is endemic in 14 of the 16 districts, was the focus of our investigation. Despite 17 rounds of annual ivermectin treatment since 2005, a report circulated by a local politician indicated an increase ...
Ibrahim Kargbo-Labour, Victoria Redwood-Sawyerr, Abdulai Conteh, Doris Harding, Mohamed S. Bah, Patricia Houck, Sugandh Juneja, Achille Kabore, Darin Evans, Angela M. Weaver, Yaobi Zhang   +10 more
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High prevalence of epilepsy in two rural onchocerciasis endemic villages in the Mahenge area, Tanzania, after 20 years of community directed treatment with ivermectin

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
Background Epilepsy is a neurological disorder with a multitude of underlying causes, which may include infection with Onchocerca volvulus, the parasitic worm that causes human onchocerciasis.
Bruno P. Mmbando, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Mohamed Mnacho, Advocatus Kakorozya, William Matuja, Adam Hendy, Helena Greter, Williams H. Makunde, Robert Colebunders   +8 more
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Current Gaps in Survey Design and Analysis for Molecular Xenomonitoring of Vector-Borne Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
ABSTRACT Objectives Molecular xenomonitoring is a surveillance method for vector‐borne diseases where vectors are tested for molecular pathogen markers. Testing is typically on pools (groups) of vectors. Molecular xenomonitoring is a sensitive and efficient complement to human‐based surveillance.
McLure A, Alamnia T, Xu Z, Lau CL, Mayfield HJ.   +4 more
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Onchocerciasis [PDF]

Definitions, 2020
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Epidemiological assessment of onchocerciasis in previously unmapped villages for ivermectin distribution in Fer-Fer District, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Onchocerciasis is endemic to parts of Ethiopia; however, epidemiological data are lacking in some regions. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of onchocerciasis in previously unmapped villages in the Fer-Fer ...
Dek Kahin Yosef, Barwaqo Saleban Awil, Ahmed Saeed Ismail, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan   +3 more
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Onchocerciasis patients in southeast Nigeria: A cross-sectional comparative study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Introduction Onchocerciasis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, causes chronic morbidity and severe disability that may impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the infected people.
Adah E. Otache, Ifeyinwa L. Ezenwosu, Edmund N. Ossai, Elias C. Aniwada, Emmanuel A. Nwobi, Benjamin SC. Uzochukwu   +5 more
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Impact of a bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin programme on the incidence of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis-endemic area of Mahenge, Tanzania: A population-based prospective study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background Community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTi) is used to eliminate onchocerciasis. However, despite 25 years of annual CDTi in Mahenge, Tanzania, the prevalence of onchocerciasis and onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy remained high in ...
D. Bhwana, Luís-Jorge Amaral, Athanas D. Mhina, Paul Matine, F. Francis, J. S. Siewe Fodjo, B. Mmbando, R. Colebunders   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy in Mundri West and East Counties, South Sudan: A Door-to-Door Survey

Pathogens, 2022
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 State in South Sudan.
S. Jada, Alfred Dusabimana, G. Abd-Elfarag, Samuel Okaro, N. Brusselaers, J. Carter, M. Y. Logora, J. Rovarini, C. Newton, R. Colebunders   +9 more
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Onchocerciasis: Current knowledge and future goals

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022
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 sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is also called river blindness
Luisa Frallonardo, Francesco Di Gennaro, G. Panico, Roberta Novara, Elisabetta Pallara, Sergio Cotugno, Giacomo Guido, Elda De Vita, A. Ricciardi, Valentina Totaro, Michele Camporeale, G. De Iaco, D. Bavaro, Rossana Lattanzio, Giulia Patti, G. Brindicci, Roberta Papagni, C. Pellegrino, C. Santoro, F. Segala, G. Putoto, E. Nicastri, A. Saracino   +22 more
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A cross-sectional study of Simulium damnosum sensu lato breeding sites and species distribution in Sudan savanna, mixed savanna–forest and rainforest regions in Cameroon

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background The presence of breeding sites and distribution of species of Simulium damnosum sensu lato are critical in understanding the epidemiology of onchocerciasis and evaluating the impact of elimination interventions.
Franklin Ayisi, Naniogué Sedou, Stephanie Kouahou Dieunang, Florent Yaya, Edmond François Tchago, Cosmas Ejong Ndellejong, Benjamin Biholong, Daniel Adjei Boakye   +7 more
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