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Loa loa

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Lo·a lo·a (l l)
n.
A threadlike worm, a species of the family Onchocercidae indigenous to the western part of equatorial Africa. It is the causative agent of loiasis.

Loa loa
[lō′ä lō′ä]
a parasitic worm of western and central Africa that causes loiasis. Also called eye worm.

Loa
a genus of onchocercid worms in the superfamily Filarioidea.

Loa loa
causes subcutaneous nodules in humans and primates. Transmitted by Chrysops spp.


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For patients at risk of Loa loa infection (because of previous travel to regions in central or West Africa where the infection is endemic), day-blood tests (samples taken between 12:00-2:00 p.
 
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