Nodding syndrome, a case-control study in Mahenge, Tanzania: Onchocerca volvulus and not Mansonella perstans as a risk factor.

• Main Authors: Luís-Jorge Amaral (Author), Dan Bhwana (Author), Athanas D Mhina (Author), Bruno P Mmbando (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Nodding syndrome (NS) has been consistently associated with onchocerciasis. Nevertheless, a positive association between NS and a Mansonella perstans infection was found in South Sudan. We aimed to determine whether the latter parasite could be a risk factor for NS in...