| Title |
An Epidemiologic Investigation of Potential Risk Factors for Nodding Syndrome in Kitgum District, Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0066419 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer L. Foltz, Issa Makumbi, James J. Sejvar, Mugagga Malimbo, Richard Ndyomugyenyi, Anne Deborah Atai-Omoruto, Lorraine N. Alexander, Betty Abang, Paul Melstrom, Angelina M. Kakooza, Dennis Olara, Robert G. Downing, Thomas B. Nutman, Scott F. Dowell, D. K. W. Lwamafa |
| Abstract |
Nodding Syndrome (NS), an unexplained illness characterized by spells of head bobbing, has been reported in Sudan and Tanzania, perhaps as early as 1962. Hypothesized causes include sorghum consumption, measles, and onchocerciasis infection. In 2009, a couple thousand cases were reportedly in Northern Uganda. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Uganda | 2 | 40% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 40% |
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| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 95% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 21 | 19% |
| Researcher | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 28 | 26% |