article · Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine

The Spectrum of Ocular Diseases in the Onchocerciasis-Endemic Focus of Raga in South Sudan

Kenneth Lado Sube
Timothy Gerber
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo
Justin Bruno Tongun
Adrian Hopkins
Stephen Raimon Jada
Charles D. Mackenzie
Joseph Lako
Jurel Payii Mamur
Sekonjo Juliano Hamid Moto
Robert Colebunders

2024Open accessUniversity of Juba

Abstract

Despite years of CDTI, the main causes of blindness in Raga County remain onchocerciasis-related blindness observed in 22.6% and cataract observed in 9.3% of the study participants. The study confirmed an epidemiological association between onchocerciasis and epilepsy.

Research topics

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
Insects and Parasite Interactions
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

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DOI: 10.2147/rrtm.s481554

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