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The prevalence of noma in northwest Nigeria.

Elise FarleyModupe Juliana OyemakindeJorien SchuurmansCono AritiFatima SalehGloria UzoigweKarla BilBukola OluyideAdolphe FotsoMohana AmirtharajahJorieke VynckeRaphael BrechardAdeniyi Semiyu AdetunjiKoert RitmeijerSaskia van der KamDenise Baratti-MayerUshma MehtaShafi'u IsahChikwe IhekweazuAnnick Lenglet
Published in: BMJ global health (2020)
Our study identified a high prevalence of children at risk of developing advanced noma. This disease is important but neglected and therefore merits inclusion in the WHO neglected tropical diseases list.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • risk factors
  • climate change