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Low prevalence of epilepsy and onchocerciasis after more than 20 years of ivermectin treatment in the Imo River Basin in Nigeria

Abstract Background High epilepsy prevalence and incidence have been reported in areas with high onchocerciasis transmission. Recent findings suggest that proper community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) is potentially able to prevent onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). We assessed t...

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Main Authors: Joseph N. F. Siewe (Author), Chinyere N. Ukaga (Author), Ernest O. Nwazor (Author), Murphy O. Nwoke (Author), Modebelu C. Nwokeji (Author), Blessing C. Onuoha (Author), Simon O. Nwanjor (Author), Joel Okeke (Author), Kate Osahor (Author), Lilian Chimechefulam (Author), Ann I. Ogomaka (Author), Augustine A. Amaechi (Author), Chika I. Ezenwa (Author), Monika N. Ezike (Author), Chidimma Ikpeama (Author), Ogechi Nwachukwu (Author), Austine I. Eriama-Joseph (Author), Berthram E. B. Nwoke (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
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Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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