Nodding syndrome—a new hypothesis and new direction for research

Nodding syndrome (NS) is an unexplained neurological illness that mainly affects children aged between 5 and 15 years. NS has so far been reported from South Sudan, northern Uganda, and Tanzania, but in spite of extensive investigations, the aetiology remains unknown. We hypothesize that blackflies...

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Main Authors: Robert Colebunders, Adam Hendy, Miriam Nanyunja, Joseph Francis Wamala, Marieke van Oijen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015793