Publications
| co-endemicity of loiasis and onchocerciasis in the south west province of cameroon: implications for mass treatment with ivermectin. | encephalopathy has been reported in cameroon in individuals heavily infected with loa loa microfilariae who were treated with ivermectin against onchocerciasis. prior to the initiation of the community-directed treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin (cdti) in the south west province of cameroon, an epidemiological survey of loiasis was conducted (in july 1998-july 1999) to ascertain the intensity of the disease. thick blood films were made from 1228 blood samples collected during the day. r ... | 2001 | 11816443 |
| chrysops silacea biting densities and transmission potential in an endemic area of human loiasis in south-west cameroon. | we studied the biting densities of chrysops silacea and the transmission of loiasis over 1 year in a regenerated forest in the south-west province of cameroon. a total of 3015 flies caught near a wood fire at ground level during rainy and dry seasons were identified morphologically and 1975 caught during the rainy season were dissected to determine their physiological age and infection rate. the prevalence of microfilaraemia in the human population in the study area was determined using the thic ... | 2002 | 11952954 |