Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?

Is nodding syndrome in northern Uganda linked to consumption of mycotoxin contaminated food grains?

Abstract Objective Nodding syndrome (NS) is a type of epilepsy characterized by repeated head-nodding seizures that appear in previously healthy children between 3 and 18 years of age. In 2012, during a WHO International Meeting on NS in Kampala, Uganda, it was recommended that fungal contamination...

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Main Authors: Richard Echodu, Hilary Edema, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Adam Hendy, Robert Colebunders, Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Emilio Ovuga, Geert Haesaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Nodding syndrome
Mycotoxin
Food grain
Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3774-y

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