First description of Nodding Syndrome in the Central African Republic.
Salvatore MetanmoFarid BoumédiènePierre-Marie PreuxRobert ColebundersJoseph Nelson Fodjo SieweEric de SmetEmmanuel YangatimbiAndrea Sylvia WinklerPascal MbelessoDaniel AjzenbergPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Nodding Syndrome cases were described in CAR for the first time. Despite certain peculiarities, these cases are similar to those described elsewhere. Given that only a small part of the affected area was investigated, the study area along the Ubangui River needs to be expanded in order to investigate the association between Onchocerca volvulus and NS and also evaluate the real burden of NS in CAR.