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Table 2 Encephalopathic cases following ivermectin treatment reported from onchocerciasis mass treatment programs from 1989 to 2001*

From: Loa loa encephalopathy temporally related to ivermectin administration reported from onchocerciasis mass treatment programs from 1989 to 2001: implications for the future

Type of Encephalopathy†

Total no. of cases

Definite L. loa encephalopathy

0

Probable L. loa encephalopathy

33

Possible L. loa encephalopathy

32

Encephalopathy of other known etiology

1‡

Encephalopathy of unknown etiology

37

Total

103

  1. *cases reported as of August 31, 2002; †see Figure 1 for definitions of types of encephalopathy; ‡case of cerebral malaria.