No Evidence Known Viruses Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. An Explorative Metagenomic Case-Control Study

No Evidence Known Viruses Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy. An Explorative Metagenomic Case-Control Study

Despite the increasing epidemiological evidence that the <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> parasite is strongly associated with epilepsy in children, hence the name onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), the pathophysiological mechanism of OAE remains to be elucidated. In June 2014, children...

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Main Authors: Michael Roach, Adrian Cantu, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Matthew Cotten, Paul Kellam, My Phan, Lia van der Hoek, Michel Mandro, Floribert Tepage, Germain Mambandu, Gisele Musinya, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders, Robert Edwards, John L. Mokili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
epilepsy
nodding syndrome
onchocerciasis
viruses
Democratic Republic of Congo
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/7/787

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