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Loiasis

Known as: loasis, Loaiasis, Loiases 
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… 
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Filariasis

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes.
2005
2005
Loiasis: the individual factors associated with the presence of microfilaraemia
Abstract No microfilariae are detectable in a significant percentage of those infected with the filarial worm Loa loa. While the… 
1992
1992
Pulmonary involvement in loiasis.
A 40-yr-old West African man presented acutely with pleural effusion. Cytologic evaluation of the pleural fluid revealed Loa loa… 
1991
1991
Diagnosing multiple parasitic infections: trypanosomiasis, loiasis and schistosomiasis in a single case.
A case is reported of a 32-year-old traveller with loiasis, schistosomiasis and African trypanosomiasis. The patient had been… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Frequency analysis of IgE-secreting B lymphocytes in persons with normal or elevated serum IgE levels.
The immunoregulatory mechanisms that determine the high serum IgE antibody levels in disorders such as helminth parasite… 
1988
1988
The identification and partial characterization of an immunodominant 29-31 kilodalton surface antigen expressed by adult worms of the human filaria Loa loa.
1988
1988
Biochemical and immunochemical characterization of surface and excretory-secretory antigens of Loa loa microfilariae.
Review
1979
Review
1979
Tanzania Filariasis Project: a provocative day test with diethylcarbamazine for the detection of microfilariae of nocturnally periodic Wuchereria bancrofti in the blood.
In coastal Tanzania, an area where the microfilariae (mf) of Wuchereria bancrofti exhibit nocturnal periodicity, the… 
1977
1977
Immunofluorescent reactions with microfilariae. 2. Bearing on host-parasite relations.
1965
1965
Retinopathy in generalized loa-loa filariasis. A clinicopathological study.
Introduction: Filarias Pathogenic to Man The filaria is a parasite which belongs to the group of Nematodes. Four types are… 
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