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Loa Loa
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Loa loa: nematode parasite, sometimes called the "eye worm."
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Human infection w/ loa loa = loiasis
- Larvae and adults migrate to SQ skin and fat layers. See CDC life cycle.
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Vector is the tabanid files, genus Chrysops (mango or mangrove fly), C. silacea and C. dimidiata (daytime biting horsefly, deerfly).
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Loa loa: nematode parasite, sometimes called the "eye worm."
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Human infection w/ loa loa = loiasis
- Larvae and adults migrate to SQ skin and fat layers. See CDC life cycle.
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Vector is the tabanid files, genus Chrysops (mango or mangrove fly), C. silacea and C. dimidiata (daytime biting horsefly, deerfly).
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Last updated: January 11, 2023
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Auwaerter, Paul G. "Loa Loa." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa.
Auwaerter PG. Loa Loa. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa. Accessed January 27, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Loa Loa. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa
Auwaerter PG. Loa Loa [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2023 January 27]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa.
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