Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: Modelling and exploring the impact of control measures against river blindness.

• Main Authors: Samit Bhattacharyya (Author), Natalie V S Vinkeles Melchers (Author), Joseph N Siewe Fodjo (Author), Amit Vutha (Author), Luc E Coffeng (Author), Makoy Y Logora (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Wilma A Stolk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Onchocerciasis, also known as "river blindness", is caused by the bite of infected female blackflies (genus Simuliidae) that transmit the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. A high onchocerciasis microfarial load increases the risk to develop epilepsy in children b...