University Fund search menu search content Nodding disease Help us prevent nodding disease Learn more about the nodding disease What is nodding disease? Nodding disease, or nodding syndrome, is a form of epilepsy that occurs in children between the ages of five and fifteen in South Sudan, Uganda, Ta…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content River epilepsy/Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) and Nodding syndrome - Global Health Institute What is OAE and Nodding syndrome? Blackflies are the vectors that transmit the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. This worm causes onc…

Global Health Institute search menu search content South Sudan Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children betwe…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content In the press OAE-related news in the press Our research on Nodding syndrome has been covered extensively in the media: Nodding syndrome: pathology and prevention – an interview with Robert Colebunders (Infectious Diseases Hub 16/02/2017…

Robert Colebunders emeritus occasionele opdracht - emeritus met opdracht Over Robert Colebunders Contact Colebunders (Bob) Robert Toon e-mailadres Tel. +32486920149 University of Antwerp, Epidemiology for Global Health Institute, Gouverneur Kingsbergen Centrum Doornstraat 331 2610 Antwerp, Belgium N…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific research on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute Scientific research on OAE and Nodding syndrome There is a high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in many onchocerciasis endemic regions where on…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Research projects on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute Research projects on OAE and Nodding syndrome Reducing onchocerciasis-associated morbidity in children (2022-2025) Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe is curren…

Global Health Institute search menu search content UAntwerp scientists achieve breakthrough in river epilepsy research 'Nodding syndrome is only the tip of the iceberg' At an international workshop, UAntwerp and the World Health Organisation shared some groundbreaking insights into river epilepsy. T…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific publications on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute OAE-related Academic Publications Explore the scholarly studies and articles on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). Bhwana D. Onchocercias…

Rivierepilepsie zoeken menu zoek inhoud Rivierepilepsie Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) De knikkebolziekte is een vorm van epilepsie die ontstaat bij kinderen tussen de vijf en vijftien jaar in Zuid-Soedan, Oeganda, Tanzania, Kameroen en de Democratische Republiek Congo. De ziekte wordt gek…

Robert Colebunders emeritus occasional assignment - emeritus with assignment About Robert Colebunders NSETHIO, project funded by ERC, Horizon 2020 Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurologica…

Robert Colebunders emeritus occasional assignment - emeritus with assignment About Robert Colebunders Robert Colebunders Contact Show email address Tel. +3232651804 Doornstraat 331 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Robert (Bob) Colebunders was in the past mainly involved in research on HIV, tuberculosis and hemorrh…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific presentations on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - GHI Global Insights on OAE: Keynote Presentations Dive into a curated collection of slides and insights from OAE-related presentations delivered at international confe…

Robert Colebunders emeritus occasionele opdracht - emeritus met opdracht Over Robert Colebunders Robert Colebunders Contact Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232651804 Doornstraat 331 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Robert (Bob) Colebunders deed in het verleden veel onderzoek op vlak van HIV, tuberculose en hemorhagische k…

Rivierepilepsie zoeken menu zoek inhoud Lopende projecten over knikkebolziekte - Global Health Institute Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome,…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Joseph Nelson SIEWE FODJO Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy Abstract Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by repeated unprovoked seizures, currently affecting over 50 million individuals globally. …

Global Health Institute search menu search content DR Congo Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school children: from research into policy Abstract Malaria remains a major public health threat despite considerable progress on control in the past decade. We, and others, demonstrated that …

Robert Colebunders emeritus occasional assignment - emeritus with assignment Research Robert Colebunders Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise Training and providing advice in the field of infectious diseases, tropical medicine, travel medicine and HIV infection and assistance in est…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Evening session during the 4th African Epilepsy Congress (AEC 2019) 21.08.19 (Entebbe, Uganda) Evening session about "Epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions" before the start of AEC 2019 in Entebbe (Uganda) On Wednesday 21 August 2019…

Robert (Bob) Colebunders Proof of Concept 2017 Development of a policy to stop the suffering caused by Nodding Syndrome and Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy (NSstop) Nodding syndrome (NS) is a form of epilepsy, characterized by head-nodding, often associated with severe intellectual disability, ps…

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Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content OAE Global Health Institute About A high prevalence of Nodding syndrome (NS) and other forms of epilepsy has been observed in onchocerciasis endemic regions in Africa for decades. To improve the quality of life of the affected populations…

Global Health Institute search menu search content Workshops and Conferences Flemish steering committee meeting October 2016 In view of organizing the first ‘VLIR-UOS Ugandan Dissemination Conference’ at MUST on 26 and 27 January 2017, the Flemish coordinator invited all relevant Flemish PI’s …

Robert (Bob) Colebunders Advanced Grant 2014 Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease of the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children between 5 and 15 years of age …

Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo postdoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo Onderzoeksgroep Instituut voor Globale Gezondheid (GHI) Expertise Epidemiologisch veldwerk, basislaboratoriumanalyse, data-analyse, dataverspreiding Impact van MPXV-infectie op de zwangerschapsuitkomst en de gezondheid…