Loiasis in US Traveler Returning from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2016

Priest, David H.; Nutman, Thomas B.

doi:10.3201/eid2301.161427

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Loiasis in US Traveler Returning from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, 2016

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Jan 2017
By Priest, David H. ; Nutman, Thomas B.

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English

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Priest, David H. ; Nutman, Thomas B.
Description:

The filarial parasite Loa loa overlaps geographically with Onchocera volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti filariae in central Africa. Accurate information regarding this overlap is critical to elimination programs targeting O. volvulus and W. bancrofti. We describe a case of loiasis in a traveler returning from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, a location heretofore unknown for L. loa transmission.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Diethylcarbamazine Diptera Female Filaricides Humans Insect Vectors Islands Loa Loiasis Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 23(1):160-162.
Pubmed ID:

27983940
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5176208
Document Type:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Equatorial Guinea ; United States
Volume:

23
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:0309b09fd6143b5596143295b395d004bbd0ee6617ffe3814b6741a656817355
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