Background Loiasis, a filarial disease primarily affecting rural populations in forested and
adjacent savannah regions of central and west Africa, is rarely identified in China. There is a …

Background loiasis is a neglected filariasis, affecting millions of individuals living in the
rainforest areas of West and Central Africa. Aim of this study was to compare clinical and …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to highlight the increasing chance of Western
physicians encountering patients (both immigrants and expatriates/travelers) seeking help …

We retrospectively analyzed the background, clinical features, and treatment response of 50
cases of imported loiasis who presented between 2000 and 2014 to the Hospital for Tropical …

Background Imported loiasis is a rare cause of consultation at the return of stay in central
Africa, which often poses difficult diagnostic and therapeutic questions to practitioners …

Background: Loiasis is an uncommon and poorly understood parasitic disease outside
endemic areas of Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and biological …

Background Loiasis is mostly considered a relatively benign infection when compared with
other filarial and parasitic diseases, with Calabar swellings and eyeworm being the most …

Background French physicians occasionally encounter travelers (immigrants, expatriates,
others) seeking care for loiasis. Methods We describe the clinical and biological patterns …

Loiasis is an emerging disease with several cases declared yearly throughout the world. C.
silacea and C. dimidiata are the main vectors of Loa loa. In practice, the most common …

Loiasis is a rarely imported infectious disease that is often difficult to diagnose and treat.
Here we describe clinical features and treatment outcomes of 11 patients with imported …