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1. The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa

Author:: Boussinesq, Michel, et al. ; Whittaker, Charles; Walker, Martin; Pion, Sébastien D.S.; Chesnais, Cédric B.; Basáñez, María-Gloria; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Trends in parasitology 2018 v.34 pp. 335-350
ISSN:: 1471-4922
Subject:: Loa loa; disease control; drugs; eyes; models; mortality; onchocerciasis; people; public health; Central Africa
Abstract:: ... Endemic to Central Africa, loiasis – or African eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa) – affects more than 10 million people. Despite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of public health relevance because it impedes mass drug administration-based interventions against onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in co-endemic areas ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003