New evidence for nodding disease as an autoimmune reaction to Onchocerca volvulus

Michael J Boivin^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Neurology & Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Editorial

Michael J Boivin. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;5(23):461.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.09.06.

Michael J Boivin^{1

2}

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Neurology & Ophthalmology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune reaction to the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus.
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