Epidemiology of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys of Cameroon: impact of more than 13 years of ivermectin

• Main Authors: Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Author), Godwin Tatah (Author), Earnest Njih Tabah (Author), Leonard Ngarka (Author), Leonard Njamnshi Nfor (Author), Samuel Eric Chokote (Author), Michel K. Mengnjo (Author), Fidèle Dema (Author), Aurélien Tele Sitouok (Author), Grace Nkoro (Author), Félicien E. Ntone (Author), Anne-Cécile (Author), Cédric B. Chesnais (Author), Michel Boussinesq (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A high epilepsy prevalence has been reported in several onchocerciasis-endemic villages along the Mbam and Sanaga river valleys in Cameroon, including Bilomo and Kelleng. We sought to determine the prevalence of epilepsy in these two villages following more than 13 years of commu...