Epilepsy, retarded growth and onchocerciasis, in two areas of different endemicity of onchocerciasis in Burundi

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-527

  Newell, E D ^a,c   Vyungimana, F ^a   Bradley, J E ^b  

^a Onchocerciasis Control Programme   (Burundi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Burundi; Epilepsy; Growth retardation; Nakalanga syndrome; Onchocerca volvulus; Onchocerciasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0030664242     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90009-2     Document Type: Article

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