Closing the Loop between Nodding Syndrome and Onchocerca Infection

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Helminth Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
³ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: natha@ninds.nih.gov.

Comment

Tory Johnson et al. Trends Parasitol. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;33(7):490.

doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.05.002. Epub 2017 Jun 6.

¹ Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Helminth Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
³ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁴ Section of Infections of the Nervous System, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: natha@ninds.nih.gov.

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Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus.
Johnson TP, Tyagi R, Lee PR, Lee MH, Johnson KR, Kowalak J, Elkahloun A, Medynets M, Hategan A, Kubofcik J, Sejvar J, Ratto J, Bunga S, Makumbi I, Aceng JR, Nutman TB, Dowell SF, Nath A. Johnson TP, et al. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Feb 15;9(377):eaaf6953. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf6953. Sci Transl Med. 2017. PMID: 28202777 Free PMC article.
Nodding Syndrome in the Spotlight - Placing Recent Findings in Perspective.
Spencer PS, Schmutzhard E, Winkler AS. Spencer PS, et al. Trends Parasitol. 2017 Jul;33(7):490-492. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.05.001. Epub 2017 Jun 6. Trends Parasitol. 2017. PMID: 28596064 Free PMC article.