High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions
The high epilepsy burden in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is driven by elevated epilepsy prevalence and mortality. Integrated onchocerciasis and epilepsy programmes must be strengthened to decrease epilepsy incidence and ensure uninterrupted access to antiseizure medication.
Authors
- Jane Y. Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4671-3519)
- Charles R. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-5507)
- Yak Yak Bol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1117-8943)
- Robert Colebunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1919-1340)
- Luís‐Jorge Amaral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-9014)
- Marı́a-Gloria Basáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-3361)
- Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3544-1239)
- Stephen Raimon Jada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-3955)
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Juba (SS)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Amref Health Africa (KE)
- London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013244
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- “la Caixa” Foundation
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo
- H2020 European Research Council