An article in Nature discusses high and rising rates of something referred to in English as “nodding syndrome” among several hundred children in South Sudan, northern Uganda and other neighboring regions.
A photo caption states that each village in South Sudan has an afflicted child. Nodding syndrome is found among children 5-15 years of age. Children with the affliction often have seizures. The cause is unknown.
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Qualitative research is undergoing. Several researchers have been operating without permits from the country where the research is taking place – this is unethical.
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