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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161427
Personal Author:
Priest, David H. ; Nutman, Thomas B. ;
Priest, David H. ; Nutman, Thomas B. ; Less -
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.
Subject:
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African Eye Worm
Autochthonous Infection
Chrysops Dimidiate
Chrysops Files
Chrysops Silacea
Chrysops Species
Deerflies
Diethylcarbamazine
Filarial Infections
Filarial Nematode
Ivermectin
Letter
Letters To The Editor
Loa Loa
Loiasis
Lymphatic Filariasis
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Onchocerca Volvulus
Onchocerciasis
Parasites
Traveler
Travel Medicine
Vector-borne Infections
Wuchereria Bancrofti

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(1):160-162.
Pubmed ID:
27983940
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5176208
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
Equatorial Guinea ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:0309b09fd6143b5596143295b395d004bbd0ee6617ffe3814b6741a656817355
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