Recognising the neurological burden of onchocerciasis: the need to include onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in onchocerciasis global health metrics
Recognising OAE as part of the disease burden associated with onchocerciasis may encourage global health stakeholders to allocate resources for targeted interventions, thereby refining disease burden estimates, reducing disability, averting premature deaths and improving overall health outcomes.
Authors
- Robert Colebunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-1340)
- Luís‐Jorge Amaral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-9014)
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01297-6
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.38
Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek