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

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 implementation of iv...

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Published in:	Infectious diseases of poverty Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 75
Main Authors:	Otabil, Kenneth Bentum, Ankrah, Blessing, Bart-Plange, Emmanuel John, Donkoh, Emmanuel Sam, Avarikame, Fiona Amoabil, Ofori-Appiah, Fredrick Obeng, Babae, Theophilus Nti, Kudzordzi, Prince-Charles, Darko, Vera Achiaa, Ameyaw, Joseph, Bamfo, Joseph Gyekye, Sakibu, Raji Abdul, Antwi-Berko, Daniel, Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe, Basáéez, María-Gloria, Schallig, Henk D. F. H, Colebunders, Robert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central Ltd 17-08-2023 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Antiparasitic agents Consent Disease prevention Epidemiology Epilepsy Households Intervention Ivermectin Mass drug administration Microfilaria Onchocerca volvulus Onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy Parasitic diseases Public health Rivers Seizure Seizures (Medicine) Short Report Side effects Surveys Towns Tropical diseases Visual impairment Wellness programs Ghana West Africa
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