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

Published Date:

Jan 2017

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161427 New Site Icon

Source:

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

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English

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Emerg Infect Dis

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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.

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Pubmed ID:

27983940

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5176208

Document Type:

Journal Article

Place as Subject:

Equatorial Guinea

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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