Nodding syndrome since 2012: Recent progress, challenges and recommendations for future research

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-200

  Colebunders, R ^a,b   Post, R ^c   O'Neill, S ^a   Haesaert, G ^d   Opar, B ^e   Lakwo, T ^e   Laudisoit, A ^b,f   Hendy, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Metagenomics; Nodding syndrome; Onchocerciasis; Transsphenoidal brain biopsies; Vector control

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; IVERMECTIN; OCHRATOXIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

BRAIN; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FLY; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; RURAL AREA;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METAGENOMICS; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); NODDING SYNDROME; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POPULATION DISPERSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULIIDAE; UGANDA; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FOOD CONTROL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; RESEARCH;

UGANDA;

ANIMALS; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS; NODDING SYNDROME; ONCHOCERCIASIS; RESEARCH; SIMULIIDAE; UGANDA;

EID: 84920881709     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12421     Document Type: Review

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