Reported healthcare-seeking of loiasis patients and estimation of the associated monetary burden in Gabon: Data from a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundLoiasis is a disease of relevance in endemic populations and there has been advocacy for its inclusion on the World Health Organization's neglected tropical diseases list.
Luzia Veletzky +2 more
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Incidence of loiasis clinical manifestations in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: Results from a longitudinal prospective study (the MorLo project) [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundLoiasis is endemic in Central Africa. Despite evidence of clinical complications and increased mortality, it remains excluded from the list of neglected tropical diseases. The main manifestations are Calabar swellings (CS), Eyeworm (EW) and non-
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Treatment of loiasis: a review of clinical management recommendations [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of PovertyBackground Loiasis affects more than 20 million residents of endemic regions in Central and West Africa causing chronic and often lifelong disease. Antifilarial treatment options for loiasis include diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin, and albendazole.
Johannes Mischlinger +2 more
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There Is No Association Between Loiasis and Malaria: Findings from a Secondary Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Survey in Rural Gabon [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseLoiasis exists in regions where malaria is highly endemic, yet few studies have investigated their association as concomitant infectious diseases. Secondary data analysis from a cross-sectional survey conducted in Gabon (2015–2016) was performed to ...
Jacob Werner +4 more
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The economic burden of loiasis: A comprehensive cost-of-illness analysis of regionally representative, individual-level data from rural Gabon. [PDF]
PLoS ONELoiasis is a vector-borne filarial infection endemic to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It disproportionally affects economically disadvantaged communities in rural, forested regions.
Cédric Isaac Mbavu +7 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BackgroundLoiasis is a major obstacle to ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control and lymphatic filariasis elimination in central Africa. In communities with a high level of loiasis endemicity, there is a significant risk of severe adverse ...
Samuel Wanji +2 more
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Ocular loiasis in a pediatric patient: description of a case without microfilaremia [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground Loiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa. Case presentation This report describes loiasis in a 6-year-old child presented to a public hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with an immobile worm located beneath the ...
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundLoiasis-a filarial disease endemic in Central and West Africa-is increasingly recognized as significant individual and public health concern.
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How Imported Pathology Becomes Overlooked as Resources Increase: An Example of a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseThis case report highlights how neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) may remain underdiagnosed in high-resource settings despite advanced healthcare systems. We describe an 18-year-old woman from Equatorial Guinea living in Spain who presented with chronic
Fernando de la Calle-Prieto +4 more
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Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis—A TropNet retrospective study [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND:Loa loa infection is endemic in limited areas of West-Central Africa. Loiasis has been associated with excess mortality, but clinical studies on its treatment are scant, particularly outside endemic areas, due to the rarity of cases diagnosed.
Andreas Neumayr +2 more
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