The Role of the Maridi Dam in Causing an Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy Epidemic in Maridi, South Sudan: An Epidemiological, Sociological, and Entomological Study

T. L. Lakwo, S. Raimon, M. Tionga, J. M. Siewe Fodjo, P. Alinda, W. J. Sebit, J. Y. Carter, R. Colebunders
24
April
2020
Output type
Journal article
Location
South Sudan
Focus areas
Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
Topics
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Programme
Humanitarian Research

This study investigated the role of the Maridi dam in causing an onchocerciasis ('river blindness')-associated epilepsy epidemic in these villages in South Sudan.

The study concluded that the transmission rates are high and that suitable breeding conditions, coupled with suboptimal control measures have played a role in causing an epilepsy (including nodding syndrome) epidemic in the Maridi area.

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