Clinical manifestations of loiasis in an endemic area in the Congo.
In: Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Jg. 41 (1990-03-01), Heft 1, S. 37-9
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The functional symptomatology of loiasis was studied in 101 Congolese subjects living in a village in a highly endemic area. 27.7% of them were carriers of Loa loa microfilariae. 5.9% were infected with Mansonella perstans. No subjects were found to have dermal microfilariae. In anamnesis, 51.5% of them reported episodes of Calabar swellings, 69.3% history of eyeworm and 10.9% episodes of subcutaneous migration of worms during the last 12 months. Pruritus and secondary dermal lesions were frequently demonstrated in 64.4% and 56.4% of the individuals respectively. Asymptomatic amicrofilaraemic subjects only accounted for 11.9% of the adult population. The study of the life-time risk of eyeworm, also conducted in the Pygmy and Bantu populations of another village, was shown to be useful in epidemiological evaluations.
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Clinical manifestations of loiasis in an endemic area in the Congo.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Noireau, F ; Apembet, JD ; Nzoulani, A ; Carme, B |
Zeitschrift: | Tropical medicine and parasitology : official organ of Deutsche Tropenmedizinische Gesellschaft and of Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Jg. 41 (1990-03-01), Heft 1, S. 37-9 |
Veröffentlichung: | Stuttgart : Georg Thieme Verlag, 1990 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0177-2392 (print) |
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