Konzo outbreak among refugees from Central African Republic in Eastern region, Cameroon

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-582

  Ciglenecki I ^a   Eyema, R ^a   Kabanda, C ^a   Taafo, F ^a   Mekaoui, H ^a   Urbaniak, V ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Konzo; Refugees; Spastic paraparesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KONZO; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFLEX; REFUGEE; REHABILITATION CARE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MANIHOT; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; REFUGEES; SEASONS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79551595569     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.081     Document Type: Article

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