Uganda: Health Organization

Northern Uganda Dept: The disease causes young children and adolescents to nod violently in an apparent seizure. It happens frequently throughout the day, including when they eat, according to The Star. A team from the Atlanta-based health organization is returning to Uganda in February to consult with local officials about a treatment trial and nodding syndrome a disease with epileptic-type symptoms prevalent in parts of northern Uganda is a medical mystery that is confounding medical researchers and scientists alike. Over the past year there has been a growing outbreak in northern Uganda, specifically in Kitgum, Pader and Gulu. It is believed that thousands of cases have developed, but officials from the U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control CDC have only been able to confirm a couple hundred. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.