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Association of blood lead level with neurological features in 972 children affected by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in zamfara state, northern Nigeria

Greig J, Thurtle N, Cooney L, Ariti C, Ahmed AO, Ashagre T, Ayela A, Chukwumalu K, Criado-Perez A, Gomez-Restrepo C, Meredith C, Neri A, Stellmach DUS, Sani-Gwarzo N, Nasidi A, Shanks L, Dargan PI
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Association of blood lead level with neurological features in 972 children affected by an acute severe lead poisoning outbreak in zamfara state, northern Nigeria | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
Abstract
In 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) investigated reports of high mortality in young children in Zamfara State, Nigeria, leading to confirmation of villages with widespread acute severe lead poisoning. In a retrospective analysis, we aimed to determine venous blood lead level (VBLL) thresholds and risk factors for encephalopathy using MSF programmatic data from the first year of the outbreak response.

Countries

Nigeria

Subject Area

pediatricsenvironmental healthoutbreaks

Languages

English
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0093716
Published Date
16 Apr 2014
PubMed ID
24740291
Journal
PLOS One
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 9, Issue 4
Issue Date
2014-04-16
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