Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin

Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin

Abstract Background In onchocerciasis-endemic areas with high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission, a high prevalence of epilepsy has been reported. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of epilepsy in the Bono Region of Ghana following 27 years of implementat...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Bentum Otabil, Blessing Ankrah, Emmanuel John Bart-Plange, Emmanuel Sam Donkoh, Fiona Amoabil Avarikame, Fredrick Obeng Ofori-Appiah, Theophilus Nti Babae, Prince-Charles Kudzordzi, Vera Achiaa Darko, Joseph Ameyaw, Joseph Gyekye Bamfo, Raji Abdul Sakibu, Daniel Antwi-Berko, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, María-Gloria Basáñez, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Robert Colebunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Onchocerca volvulus
Microfilaria
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy
Seizure
Ivermectin
Mass drug administration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01117-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01117-9

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