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pro vyhledávání: '"Floribert Tepage"'
Autor:
Deby Mukendi, Floribert Tepage, Innocent Akonda, Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe, Anke Rotsaert, Carl Nwana Ndibmun, Anne Laudisoit, Simon Couvreur, Blandine Kabutako, Sonia Menon, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 79, Iss , Pp 187-194 (2019)
Objectives: To investigate the reasons for the high prevalence of epilepsy (>6%) discovered in 2015 in the Aketi health zone in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods: Persons with epilepsy (PWE) diagnosed in a door-to-door survey
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/174f633a82cb4f23aded793520b9ff48
Autor:
Michel Mandro, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Floribert Tepage, Degratias Rossy, Francoise Ngave, Mirza Nazmul Hasan, An Hotterbeekx, Germain Mambandu, Jean Marie Kashama, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Abstract Background A high prevalence of epilepsy has been observed in onchocerciasis endemic areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With this study we aimed to investigate whether Onchocerca volvulus infection is a risk factor for developi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/fc3f97e2f61e4b36b91dfca2a181e820
Autor:
An Hotterbeekx, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Melanie Ramberger, Ashraf Jozefzoon-Aghai, Michel Mandro, Floribert Tepage, Alfred Dusabimana, Samir Kumar-Singh, Maarten J. Titulaer, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 845 (2021)
Nodding syndrome has been suggested to be triggered by neurotoxic leiomodin-1 auto-antibodies cross-reacting with Onchocerca volvulus. Here, we screened serum and CSF samples of persons with nodding syndrome and other forms of onchocerciasis-associat
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/751fc968f91a465d81245d36caf75484
Autor:
Michael Roach, Adrian Cantu, Melissa Krizia Vieri, Matthew Cotten, Paul Kellam, My Phan, Lia van der Hoek, Michel Mandro, Floribert Tepage, Germain Mambandu, Gisele Musinya, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders, Robert Edwards, John L. Mokili
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 787 (2021)
Despite the increasing epidemiological evidence that the Onchocerca volvulus parasite is strongly associated with epilepsy in children, hence the name onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), the pathophysiological mechanism of OAE remains to be elu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c406e87166b54579acb5a7b2018bc3d9
Autor:
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Michel Mandro, Deby Mukendi, Floribert Tepage, Sonia Menon, Swabra Nakato, Françoise Nyisi, Germain Abhafule, Deogratias Wonya'rossi, Aimé Anyolito, Richard Lokonda, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 7, p e0007300 (2019)
BackgroundHigh epilepsy prevalence and incidence were observed in onchocerciasis-endemic villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We investigated the clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), and the relationshi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/39c71e3fe83347179ed0d6650c1181a7
Autor:
Alfred Dusabimana, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Stephen Jada Raimon, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Dan Bhwana, Floribert Tepage, Gasim Abd-Elfarag, An Hotterbeekx, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 21 (2020)
A clinical trial performed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), among persons with epilepsy (PWE) infected with Onchocerca volvulus treated with anti-seizure medication suggested that ivermectin reduces the seizure frequency. We assessed the ef
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/836426283d9e40d8afd9c77e66bc2c69
Autor:
Robert Colebunders, Michel Mandro, John L. Mokili, Gisele Mucinya, Germain Mambandu, Kenneth Pfarr, Ingrid Reiter-Owona, Achim Hoerauf, Floribert Tepage, Bethanie Levick, Michael Begon, Anne Laudisoit
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 49, Iss C, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Background: The reason for the high prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas remains unknown. The aim of this study was to detect risk factors associated with epilepsy in a region endemic for onchocerciasis. Methods: In June 2014, a cas
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e6fee115503d404e9fad7207fa730c37
Autor:
Alfred Dusabimana, Dan Bhwana, Stephen Raimon, Bruno P. Mmbando, An Hotterbeekx, Floribert Tepage, Michel Mandro, Joseph N. Siewe Fodjo, Steven Abrams, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
Pathogens, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 617 (2020)
Despite a long history of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI), a high ongoing Onchocerca volvulus transmission is observed in certain onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa with a high prevalence of epilepsy. We investigated factors
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9558381f6acb4fe5b6cd5a080eaf7fb6
Autor:
Robert Colebunders, Floribert Tepage, Ente Rood, Michel Mandro, Emmanuel Nji Abatih, Gisele Musinya, Germain Mambandu, José Kabeya, Michel Komba, Bethany Levick, John L Mokili, Anne Laudisoit
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 5, p e0004478 (2016)
BACKGROUND:An increased prevalence of epilepsy has been reported in many onchocerciasis endemic areas. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and distribution of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ce5b75e6e66b4ffc97d32a72be84e566
Autor:
Joseph Francis Wamala, Mugagga Malimbo, Floribert Tepage, Luswa Lukwago, Charles Lukoya Okot, Robert O Cannon, Anne Laudisoit, Robert Colebunders
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 8, p e0003880 (2015)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/84890b37e44f44948d41f0ec81b120bd