Nodding syndrome Emerging diseases Surveillance Spatial-temporal Geographic information system

Towards a Spatial-Temporal Model of Prevalence of Nodding Syndrome and Epilepsy

Nodding syndrome is an emerging disease which have unknown transmission patterns and no properly established mechanisms for diagnosis leading to numerous hypothetical postulations. It has affected thousands of children in Uganda with debilitating effect and serious economic consequences. Spatial-temporal analysis may provide a quick mechanism to establish comparative understanding of the various hypotheses ascribed to nodding syndrome and any other emerging diseases with similar clinical manifestation. There is considerable suspicion...