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Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Antwerpen

Robert Colebunders, J.L. Mokili, J.F. Wamala, J. Kaducu, L. Kur, F. Tepage, M. Mandro, G. Mucinya, G. Mambandu, M.Y. Komba, et al.
BACKGROUND: Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epilepsy disorder occurring in children in South Sudan, northern Uganda and Tanzania. The etiology of NS is unknown, but epidemiological studies demonstrate an association between NS and onchocerciasis. METHODS: Between November 2013 and July 2015 we visited onchocerciasis endemic regions in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to assess the epilepsy situation. In South Sudan ...

Identification of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and seroprevalence to Theileria parva in cattle raised in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

M.K. Kalume, C Saegerman, D.K. Mbahikyavolo, A.M. Makumyaviri, T. Marcotty, Maxime Madder, Y. Caron, L. Lempereur, B Losson
This study aimed to identify tick species and to determine their relationship with the Theileria parva seroprevalence in cattle raised under an extensive farming system in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo in two agro-ecological zones namely medium (1,000-1,850 m) and high (>1,850 m) altitude. Among the 3,215 ticks collected on 482 animals, from February to April 2009, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (64.26 %), the main vector of ...

Effects of pyrethroid resistance on the cost effectiveness of a mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets: a modelling study Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

O.J. Briët, M.A. Penny, D. Hardy, T.S. Awolola, Wim Van Bortel, V. Corbel, R.K. Dabire, J. Etang, B.G. Koudou, P.K. Tungu, et al.
BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets in preventing malaria is threatened by developing resistance against pyrethroids. Little is known about how strongly this affects the effectiveness of vector control programmes. METHODS: Data from experimental hut studies on the effects of long-lasting, insecticidal nets (LLINs) on nine anopheline mosquito populations, with varying levels of mortality in World Health Organization ...