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Co-endemicity of loiasis and onchocerciasis in rain forest communities in southwestern Nigeria.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BackgroundLoiasis is currently receiving attention as a disease of public health importance because of the possibility of increased risk of developing neurologic serious adverse event following mass ivermectin treatment against onchocerciasis in ...
Olusola Ojurongbe, Akeem Abiodun Akindele, Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke, Matthew Oyebode Oyedeji, Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun, Josephine Folashade Ojo, Callistus Adewale Akinleye, Oloyede Samuel Bolaji, Olusegun Adelowo Adefioye, Oluwaseyi Adegboyega Adeyeba   +9 more
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Prevalence and intensity of Loa loa infection over twenty-three years in three communities of the Mbalmayo health district (Central Cameroon)

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Loiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease due to Loa loa and transmitted to humans by tabanids of the genus Chrysops. Loiasis has been historically considered as the second or third most common reason for medical consultation after malaria ...
Aude E. Mogoung-Wafo, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, André Domche, Floribert Fossuo-Thotchum, Jean Bopda, Steve Mbickmen-Tchana, Honoré Djomo-Kamga, Joseph Kamgno   +7 more
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Female Loa loa worm polyinfection in human hosts

Parasitology
Loiasis is widespread in Central Africa. Some acute symptoms are associated with high Loa loa microfilaraemia, but the relation between the latter and the adult worm burden infecting an individual with loiasis is still unclear.
Jeanne A. Rajaonarivelo, Cédric Mariac, Philippe Cubry, Nora Lardal, Cédric B. Chesnais, Jérémy T. Campillo, Michel Boussinesq, François Sabot, Sébastien D. S. Pion   +8 more
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Toward 2030 road map: accelerating filariasis elimination through next-generation point-of-care diagnostics

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Filariasis comprises neglected vector-borne parasitic diseases, including lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis, loiasis, and mansonellosis, that affect hundreds of millions across tropical regions.
Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Leonard Edem Quarshie, Monica Ahiadorme   +2 more
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Orbital Loiasis Masquerading as Orbital Cellulitis: A Case Series

Annals of Health Research, 2016
Background: Orbital loiasis is a rare ocular disease which is sparsely reported in the literature. It is caused by the human filarial parasite, Loa loa, which is rarely found in other continents except in Africa and among African immigrants.
Otulana OT, Ajibode HA, Bodunde OT, Onabolu OO   +3 more
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Effect of Two or Six Doses 800 mg of Albendazole Every Two Months on Loa loa Microfilaraemia: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundLoiasis is a parasitic infection endemic in the African rain forest caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa. Loiasis can be co-endemic with onchocerciasis and/or lymphatic filariasis.
Joseph Kamgno, Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo, Raceline Gounoue, Mathurin Téjiokem, Annette C Kuesel   +4 more
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Rapid assessment of Loa loa prevalence and its implications on onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes in Osun state, Nigeria

Discover Public Health
Loiasis remains a significant public health concern, particularly in regions co-endemic for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis, where high Loa loa microfilaraemia increases the risk of Severe Adverse Events (SAE) following mass drug administration ...
Q. O. Adeshina, A. M. Rufai, O. G. Dauda, L. O. Busari, D. I. Azeez, Z. O. Iwalewa, O. O. Abuh, G. B. Jokanola, A. A. Ayannibi, M. M. Abdulsalam, Y. O. Yusuff, G. O. Ige, L. O. Adegoke, O. A. Surakat, K. A. Fasasi, M. A. Adeleke   +15 more
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Clinical and epidemiological features of imported loiasis in Beijing: a report from patients returned from Africa

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Loiasis is one of the significant filarial diseases for people living in West and Central Africa with wide endemic area but is not seen in China.
Xiaoli Li, Minjun Huang, Kuo Bi, Yang Zou, Fei Wang, Xiaoyan Zheng, Lei Wang   +6 more
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Variability of Loa loa microfilarial counts in successive blood smears and its potential implication in drug-related serious adverse events

Parasites & Vectors
Background The standard method to diagnose Loa loa infection and quantify microfilarial density (MFD) is the microscopic examination of calibrated thick blood smears (TBSs). In 1950, it was noticed that successive L.
Tristan M. Lepage, Jérémy T. Campillo, Frédéric Louya, Paul Bikita, François Missamou, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B. Chesnais   +8 more
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Loiasis (A case report)

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1988
A case of Loiasis in a Nigerian male presenting in an unusual manner with two adult worms, one under-neath the conjunctiva of the left eye and another in subcutaneous tissue below the sternal end of the left clavicle, is reported This was associated with
Lakshmi N, Kumar Gururaj
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