| H01104 | |
| H number | H01104 |
| Name | Loiasis |
| Description | Loiasis is an infection with Loa loa, a filarial parasite found in central Africa transmitted by Chrysops fly bites. Loiasis is often asymptomatic. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Loa loa [GN:loa] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Vector: Mango flies (Chrysops dimidiata, C. silacea, and C. langi) |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F66.0 ICD-10: B74.3 MeSH: D008118 |
| Reference | PMID:21722251 AUTHORS Hoerauf A, Pfarr K, Mand S, Debrah AY, Specht S TITLE Filariasis in Africa--treatment challenges and prospects. JOURNAL Clin Microbiol Infect 17:977-85 (2011) DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03586.x PMID:20847694 AUTHORS Bockarie MJ, Deb RM TITLE Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: do we have the drugs to complete the job? JOURNAL Curr Opin Infect Dis 23:617-20 (2010) DOI:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32833fdee5 PMID:18466939 AUTHORS Padgett JJ, Jacobsen KH TITLE Loiasis: African eye worm. JOURNAL Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:983-9 (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.03.022 PMID:17227650 AUTHORS Boussinesq M TITLE Loiasis. JOURNAL Ann Trop Med Parasitol 100:715-31 (2006) DOI:10.1179/136485906X112194 |