Prevalence of epilepsy in the onchocerciasis endemic middle belt of Ghana after 27 years of mass drug administration with ivermectin

• Main Authors: Kenneth Bentum Otabil (Author), Blessing Ankrah (Author), Emmanuel John Bart-Plange (Author), Emmanuel Sam Donkoh (Author), Fiona Amoabil Avarikame (Author), Fredrick Obeng Ofori-Appiah (Author), Theophilus Nti Babae (Author), Prince-Charles Kudzordzi (Author), Vera Achiaa Darko (Author), Joseph Ameyaw (Author), Joseph Gyekye Bamfo (Author), Raji Abdul Sakibu (Author), Daniel Antwi-Berko (Author), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Henk D. F. H. Schallig (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In onchocerciasis-endemic areas with high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission, a high prevalence of epilepsy has been reported. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of epilepsy in the Bono Region of Ghana following 27 years of implementat...