A parasitic infection caused by the nematode Loa loa. The vector in the transmission of this infection is the horsefly (Tabanus) or the deerfly or mango fly (Chrysops). The larvae may be seen just beneath the skin or passing through the conjunctiva. Eye lesions are not uncommon. The disease is generally mild and painless.
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| "Loiasis is quite common in the endemic regions of Central and West Africa." | ( Arakaki, N; Higa, F; Ishimine, T; Saito, A; Shinzato, T; Toma, H; Yara, S, 2001) |
| "The burden posed by loiasis is probably under-estimated and, in addition, individuals harbouring high Loa microfilarial loads are at risk of developing serious neurological reactions after treatment with diethylcarbamazine or ivermectin." | ( Boussinesq, M, 2006) |
| "Loiasis is endemic in rainforest areas of West and Central Africa, and sporadic cases have also been diagnosed in travellers and migrants." | ( Jacobsen, KH; Padgett, JJ, 2008) |
| "Although ocular loiasis is endemic in West Africa, European ophthalmologists in areas of diverse ethnicity should be aware that it is presenting increasingly frequently, that there is often no history of recent travel abroad, and that loiasis is a differential diagnosis for any 'at-risk' patient with an unexplained foreign body sensation." | ( Bowler, GS; Bye, LA; Saldana, M; Shah, AN, 2011) |
| "Loiasis 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 individual co-infected with Onchocerca volvulus and Loa loa." | ( Adedokun, SA; Adefioye, OA; Adeleke, MA; Adeyeba, OA; Akindele, AA; Akinleye, CA; Bolaji, OS; Ojo, JF; Ojurongbe, O; Oyedeji, MO, 2015) |
| "Loiasis is a parasitic infection endemic in the African rain forest caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa." | ( Gounoue, R; Kamgno, J; Kuesel, AC; Nguipdop-Djomo, P; Téjiokem, M, 2016) |
| "Loiasis is a filarial disease caused Loa loa." | ( Brito, M; Kelly-Hope, L; Molyneux, D; Paulo, R; Thomas, B; Unnasch, TR, 2017) |
| "Loiasis is a vector-borne disease in Central and West Africa." | ( Gebru, T; Gmeiner, M; Held, J; Lagler, H; Matsegui, PB; Mischlinger, J; Mordmüller, B; Pitzinger, P; Ramharter, M; Tazemda-Kuitsouc, GB; Veletzky, L, 2018) |
| "Loiasis is a filarial infection endemic in the rainforest zone of west and central Africa particularly in Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo." | ( Bockarie, M; Chounna Ndongmo, WP; Enyong, PA; Fobi, G; Fombad, FF; Kengne-Ouafo, JA; Koudou, B; Longang Tchounkeu, YF; Njouendou, AJ; Roungou, JB; Wanji, S, 2018) |
| "Loiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the filarial parasite Loa loa." | ( Akanbi, T; Akinye, A; Alarape, T; Hassan, AO; Oderinlo, O; Okonkwo, ON; Oyekunle, I, 2018) |
| "Loiasis is caused by the filarial parasite Loa loa, which is widespread through Central and West Africa and largely confined the tropical equatorial rainforests." | ( Badia-Rius, X; Betts, H; Kelly-Hope, LA; Molyneux, DH, 2019) |
| "Loiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease due to Loa loa and transmitted to humans by tabanids of the genus Chrysops." | ( Bopda, J; Djomo-Kamga, H; Domche, A; Fossuo-Thotchum, F; Kamgno, J; Mbickmen-Tchana, S; Mogoung-Wafo, AE; Nana-Djeunga, HC, 2019) |
| "Loiasis is a chronic cutaneous disease caused by a filarial nematode for whom humans are the only definitive host: Loa loa, an African eyeworm transmitted by Chrysops flies." | ( Boguikouma, JB; Bouyou Akotet, M; Iba Ba, J; Igala, M; Ledaga Lentombo, LE; Mbiye Cheme, SW; Nto'o Eyene, SA; Ntsame Ngoua, S; Pemba, LF; Rerambiah, L, 2019) |
| "Loiasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by the filarial Loa loa (L." | ( Achouri, L; Ezzine, N; Haddad, E; Mouri, O; Parizot, C; Piarroux, R; Thellier, M, 2019) |
| "Loiasis is a vector-borne parasitic infection endemic across many areas of Central and West Africa." | ( Biliotti, E; De Angelis, M; Di Bonaventura, C; Franchi, C; Gabrielli, S; Mattiucci, S; Morano, A; Taliani, G; Volpicelli, L, 2020) |
| "Imported loiasis is a rare cause of consultation at the return of stay in central Africa, which often poses difficult diagnostic and therapeutic questions to practitioners especially those who are unaccustomed to tropical medicine." | ( Bouchaud, O; Bourée, P; Cailhol, J; Caumes, E; Dupouy Camet, J; Godineau, N; Loarec, A; Matheron, S; Poilane, I, 2020) |
| "Loiasis is a highly prevalent helminth infection found in distinct regions of sub-Saharan Africa." | ( Adegnika, AA; Agnandji, ST; Budke, C; Hergeth, J; Lagler, H; Manego, RZ; Matsiegui, PB; McCall, MBB; Metzger, WG; Mischlinger, J; Mombo-Ngoma, G; Mordmüller, B; Ramharter, M; Stelzl, DR; Veletzky, L, 2020) |
| "Furthermore, loiasis is associated with substantial morbidity, comparable to that of other neglected tropical parasitic diseases." | ( Adegnika, AA; Agnandji, ST; Budke, C; Hergeth, J; Lagler, H; Manego, RZ; Matsiegui, PB; McCall, MBB; Metzger, WG; Mischlinger, J; Mombo-Ngoma, G; Mordmüller, B; Ramharter, M; Stelzl, DR; Veletzky, L, 2020) |
| "In areas where loiasis is endemic, onchocerciasis control and/or elimination is hindered by severe adverse events (SAEs) occurring after ivermectin mass treatments." | ( Afor, AR; Bamou Heumou, R; Bopda, J; Nana Djeunga, HC; Ntonifor, NH; Ondoua Nganjou, GS; Sumo, L, 2022) |
| "Onchocerciasis and loiasis are coendemic in forest areas of Central Africa where ivermectin treatment can lead to severe adverse events in individuals with heavy loiasis load, rendering MDA inappropriate." | ( Basáñez, MG; Koala, L; Melachio, TT; Thomsen, E; Tirados, I; Worrall, E, 2022) |
| "Loiasis is a complex disease, causing different disease manifestations in patients from endemic regions." | ( Adegnika, AA; Agnandji, ST; Boussinesq, M; Burger, G; Eberhardt, KA; Hergeth, J; Kreuzmair, R; Matsiegui, PB; Mombo-Ngoma, G; Mordmüller, B; Ramharter, M; Stelzl, DR; Veletzky, L; Zoleko Manego, R, 2022) |