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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