Journal article
Mapping the geographical distribution of podoconiosis in Cameroon using parasitological, serological, and clinical evidence to exclude other causes of lymphedema
K Deribe, AA Beng, J Cano, AJ Njouendo, J Fru-Cho, AR Awah, ME Eyong, PW Chounna Ndongmo, E Giorgi, DM Pigott, N Golding, RL Pullan, AM Noor, F Enquselassie, CJL Murray, SJ Brooker, SI Hay, P Enyong, MJ Newport, S Wanji Show all
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Podoconiosis is a non-filarial elephantiasis, which causes massive swelling of the lower legs. It was identified as a neglected tropical disease by WHO in 2011. Understanding of the geographical distribution of the disease is incomplete. As part of a global mapping of podoconiosis, this study was conducted in Cameroon to map the distribution of the disease. This mapping work will help to generate data on the geographical distribution of podoconiosis in Cameroon and contribute to the global atlas of podoconiosis. Methods: We used a multi‐stage sampling design with stratification of the country by environmental risk of podoconiosis. We sampled 76 villages from 40 health districts f..
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Awarded by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Funding Acknowledgements
This study is financially supported by a Wellcome Trust [grant number 201900] Intermediate Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine for KD with additional support from the Wellcome Trust Brighton and Sussex Center for Global Health Research. SIH is funded by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1106023, OPP1093011, OPP1132415, OPP1159934 and OPP1176062) and the Wellcome Trust (#209142) and the Fleming Fund. NG is funded by a McKenzie fellowship from the University of Melbourne. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.