ONCHOCERCIASIS ENDEMICITY AND CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY IN RURAL CAMEROON.

Autor: Siewe Fodjo JN^1,2,3 joseph.fodjo@brainafrica.org, Njamnshi WY^1,3,4, Ngarka L.^1,4,5, Njamnshi AK^1,4,5

Publikováno v: Pediatric Oncall Journal. Jan-Mar2024, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p87-88. 2p.

Mpox outbreak-tecovirimat resistance, management approaches, and challenges in HIV-endemic regions.

Autor: Bapolisi WA; Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, 02 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Krasemann S; Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany., Wayengera M; Department of Immunisable diseases, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda., Kirenga B; Department of Research and Innovation, Makerere University Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda., Bahizire E; Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, 02 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Department of Nutrition and Health, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles de Lwiro, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo., Malembaka EB; Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, 02 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Heath, Baltimore, MD, USA., Siewe Fodjo JN; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium., Colebunders R; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Katoto PD; Center for Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, 02 Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: katoto.chimusa@ucbukavu.ac.cd.

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Infectious diseases [Lancet Infect Dis] 2024 Nov; Vol. 24 (11), pp. e672-e673. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 10.

Doxycycline, a role in the treatment of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy?

Autor: Pierella E; School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK., Siewe Fodjo JN; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium., Colebunders R; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: robert.colebunders@uantwerpen.be.

Publikováno v: Trends in parasitology [Trends Parasitol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 40 (8), pp. 667-669. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 25.

Dementia Prevalence and Onchocerca volvulus Infection among Rural Elderly Persons in the Ntui Health District, Cameroon: A Population-Based Study.

Autor: Njamnshi WY; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Division of Health Operations Research, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1937, Cameroon., Siewe Fodjo JN; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Doornstraat 331, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium., Njamnshi KG; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon., Ngarka L; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Department of Neurology, Central Hospital Yaoundé, Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon., Mengnjo MK; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Department of Neurology, Central Hospital Yaoundé, Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon., Nfor LN; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Department of Neurology, Central Hospital Yaoundé, Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon., Tsasse MAF; Higher Institute for Scientific and Medical Research, Yaoundé P.O. Box 5797, Cameroon., Njamnshi JNT; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon., Maestre G; Department of Neurosciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA., Cavazos JE; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.; Department of Neurology, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA., Seshadri S; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.; Department of Neurology, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.; Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA., Etoundi Ngoa LS; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon., Obama Abena Ondoa MT; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon., Fongang B; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, UT Health San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.; Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 77030, USA.; Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 77030, USA., Zoung-Kanyi Bissek AC; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Division of Health Operations Research, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1937, Cameroon., Njamnshi AK; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé P.O. Box 1364, Cameroon.; Department of Neurology, Central Hospital Yaoundé, Yaoundé P.O. Box 25625, Cameroon.; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), 1226 Geneva, Switzerland.

Publikováno v: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) [Pathogens] 2024 Jul 06; Vol. 13 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 06.

Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy and biomarkers.

Autor: Colebunders R; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium., Hadermann A; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium., Njamnshi AK; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mmbando BP; National Institute for medical Research, Tanga Research Centre, Tanga, Tanzania., Kamoen O; Department of Neurology, Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, Lier, Belgium., Siewe Fodjo JN; Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2024 May 09; Vol. 18 (5), pp. e0011808. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 09 (Print Publication: 2024).