Konzo prevention in six villages in the DRC and the dependence of konzo prevalence on cyanide intake and malnutrition

Banea, J P; Bradbury, James; Mandombi, C.; Nahimana, D; Denton, Ian; Foster, Matthew; Kuwa, N; Tshala Katumbay, D.

doi:10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.03.014

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Banea, J P; Bradbury, James; Mandombi, C.; Nahimana, D; Denton, Ian; Foster, Matthew; Kuwa, N; Tshala Katumbay, D.

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Six villages in Boko Health Zone, Bandundu Province, DRC, were studied with 4588 people, 144 konzo cases and konzo prevalences of 2.0-5.2%. Konzo incidence is increasing rapidly in this area. Food consumption scores were obtained from the households with

Collections	ANU Research Publications
Date published:	2015
Type:	Journal article
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/70904
Source:	Toxicology Reports
DOI:	10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.03.014

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