Mortality among persons with epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic and no... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… High mortality of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas where most of the epilepsy could be prevented by strengthening the onchocerciasis elimination program

Effect of onchocerciasis elimination measures on the incidence of epilepsy in Maridi, South Sudan: a 3-year longitu… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37474232/

Disability assessment among persons with epilepsy in Mahenge, an oncho... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Untreated epilepsy is associated with severe disability. More interventions are needed to decrease the epilepsy treatment gap and to prevent epilepsy in Africa

Assessing Onchocerca volvulus Intensity of Infection and Genetic Diversity Using Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Single Microfilariae Obtained before and after Ivermectin Treatment mdpi.com/2402964 #mdpipathogens via Pathogens MDPI

Excited to share our latest article published in @plosntds: journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic… #plosntdsauthor

Tijdens een internationale workshop deelden #UAntwerpen en World Health Organization (WHO) enkele baanbrekende inzichten over rivierepilepsie. Deze onderbelichte ziekte zou in Centraal-Afrika jaarlijks 200.000 tot 400.000 slachtoffers maken. Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen despecialist.eu/nl/nieuws/ldqu…

Universiteit Antwerpen brengt strijd tegen rivierepilepsie in stroomversnelling hln.be/antwerpen/univ…

Accessibility to formal education among persons with epilepsy in Mahen... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Most children in onchocerciasis endemic areas with epilepsy are not allowed to go to school # epilepsy#Tanzania#nodding syndrome#stigma

Non-adherence to ivermectin in onchocerciasis-endemic communities with persistent infection in the Bono Region of G… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37974087/

Methodological challenges for conducting case control studies to investigate the association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy including nodding syndrome academic.oup.com/braincomms/art…

Integration of onchocerciasis morbidity management and disability prevention services in the healthcare system in T… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38167350/ Neglected Tropical Disease and the mental health programs should collaborate to address the OAE public health problem

Evidence that #viruses of #nematodes interact with the human immune system, potentially influencing disease outcome. Great collaboration between LSTM KU Leuven UAntwerpen Lander Deconinck Shannon Quek amber hadermann Robert Colebunders pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39232205/

Nakalanga syndrome and hypopituitarism pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39550169/ We are hiring a project manager top coordinate research on onchocezrciasis-associated epilepsy #hiring #onchocerciasis#epilepsy