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Loa loa

Known as: Eye Worm, eye worms 
A species of parasitic nematodes in the family Onchocercidae. The lifecycle of L. loa involves deer flies as the intermediate host and humans as the… 
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FilarioideaLoa (invertebrate)

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2004
2004
Okuläre Beteiligung bei systemischer Loa-Loa-Infektion
ZusammenfassungHintergrundUnklare Augenbeschwerden sind differenzialdiagnostisch oft schwierig einzuordnen. Besonders wichtig ist… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Epidemiology of concomitant infections due to Loa loa, Mansonella perstans, and Onchocerca volvulus in rain forest villages of Cameroon
Abstract. An epidemiological survey was conducted in 16 remote villages of the rain forest of southern Cameroon to ascertain the… 
2002
2002
The migration and localization of Loa loa infective and fourth-stage larvae in normal and immunosuppressed rodents.
The migration and localization of the human filarial parasite Loa loa in laboratory mice (BALB/c and Swiss) and jirds (Meriones… 
1998
1998
New features on the moults and morphogenesis of the human filaria Loa loa by using rodent hosts consequences.
The development of the human filaria Loa loa (Dirofilariinae, Onchocercidae), previously studied in monkeys, was studied using… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Molecular methods for diagnosis and epidemiological studies of parasitic infections.
1997
1997
Species-specific sequence in the repeat 3 region of the gene encoding a putative Loa loa allergen: a diagnostic tool for occult loiasis.
A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method to detect Loa loa DNA in the blood lysate of infected individuals is described. A… 
1994
1994
Loa loa: immunological responses during experimental infections in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).
Six intact, adult mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) were infected with human-derived, diurnal Loa loa infective larvae… 
1987
1987
Immunochemical characterization and biosynthesis of major antigens of iodo-bead surface-labeled Brugia malayi microfilariae.
1985
1985
Activation of the alternative complement pathway in normal human serum by Loa loa and Brugia malayi infective stage larvae.
Infective stage larvae (L3) of Loa loa and Brugia malayi upon in vitro incubation with normal human serum activated the… 
1977
1977
Attempts to infect jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) with Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca volvulus, Loa loa loa and Mansonella ozzardi
Complete development of Brugia malayi and B. pahangi in the jird (Meriones unguiculatus) has been reported by Ash and Riley… 
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