Impact of annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in Mvolo, a two-year prospective study.

• Main Authors: Luís-Jorge Amaral (Author), Stephen Raimon Jada (Author), Aimee Kemayou Ndjanfa (Author), Jane Y Carter (Author), Gasim Abd-Elfarag (Author), Samuel Okaro (Author), Makoy Yibi Logora (Author), Yak Yak Bol (Author), Thomson Lakwo (Author), Joseph N Siewe Fodjo (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Objectives</h4>The potential impact of cumulative community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) on epilepsy epidemiology in Mvolo County, South Sudan, an onchocerciasis-endemic area with high epilepsy prevalence, was investigated. Annual CDTI was introduced in 2002 in Mvolo, wi...