| an imported case of human infection with loa loa. | | 1985 | 3862893 |
| [dead loa loa filaria in a subconjunctival site. apropos of a case]. | the authors report a case of a dead adult loa loa filarial worm, in a subconjunctival position, but well recognisable. this manifestation, with no notable functional consequence, had never been previously reported. | 1988 | 3255300 |
| predictive value of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for the serodiagnosis of strongyloidiasis. | strongyloides stercoralis is an opportunistic parasite of increasing importance in immunocompromised hosts. current parasitologic methods for diagnosis are unsatisfactory, and the serologic screening of candidates for immunosuppression and other individuals at risk might prevent fatal disseminated infections. the predictive value of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) using s. stercoralis antigens has been evaluated on 268 infected patients, 571 noninfected controls, and 78 individuals ... | 1988 | 3348175 |
| a rapid, simple method for isolation of viable microfilariae. | we describe a rapid, efficient method for purifying loa loa microfilariae from blood that does not affect their longterm motility. it is based on the separation of microfilariae on a performed discontinuous percoll gradient, followed by filtration on cellulose ester membranes. the parasite population, after isolation, is close to 100% pure, 100% viable and remains motile for at least 20 days. recovery from original blood samples is typically around 90%. the method, because of its simplicity and ... | 1986 | 3456213 |
| loa loa infection in temporary residents of endemic regions: recognition of a hyperresponsive syndrome with characteristic clinical manifestations. | loiasis in residents of endemic areas is generally manifested by microfilaremia, episodic angioedema, periocular migration of adult worms, modest eosinophilia, and variable antibody levels. in 20 temporary residents who acquired loiasis in west africa, however, the clinical presentations were markedly different. only three of the 20 had detectable microfilaremia. furthermore, these patients often showed a state of marked immunological hyperresponsiveness manifested by very high titers of antibod ... | 1986 | 3458832 |
| density gradient separation of loa loa and dipetalonema perstans microfilariae from infected patients. | | 1986 | 3459401 |
| [use of microfilaria treated with papain in the serodiagnosis of lymphatic filariasis caused by wuchereria bancrofti (var. pacifica)]. | a standardised method for serodiagnosis of lymphatic filariasis w. bancrofti (var. pacifica) was performed. the authors used indirect fluorescent assay with papain treated microfilariae as source of antigen. very high levels of antibodies were obtained in 96% microfilaremic patients. the geometric mean titers were 22.7 for healthy subjects and 605.5 for the filariasis patients. cross reactivity was studied with two subcutaneous and one lymphatic filariasis. the geometric mean titers were 211.1 f ... | 1985 | 3906347 |
| clinical and biological study of loa loa filariasis in congolese. | clinical and biological evaluations were carried out on 84 congolese patients with parasitologically confirmed loa loa filariasis (without concurrent infection with other filariae) and on 98 controls without filariasis. on the patients, 72 presented with microfilaremia; another 12 with negative blood tests were seen towards the end of an episode of subconjunctival migration of the adult worm. the incidence and severity of the clinical signs depended upon the method of recruitment. the 3 most com ... | 1989 | 2679158 |
| lack of evidence for transplacental transfer of microfilarial antigens in filariasis due to loa loa and mansonella perstans. | the transplacental transfer of microfilarial antigens could induce prenatal tolerance, or conversely resistance, which would influence the development of filariasis after birth. the passage across the placenta of immunogens constitutive of a crude microfilarial loa loa extract has been investigated by dosing specific igg, igm and ige antibodies in 92 maternal and corresponding cord blood samples, igg levels were shown to be identical in about half of the mother-cord paired samples while in the o ... | 1986 | 3462890 |
| comparison of immunoblot and immunoprecipitation methods for analyzing cross-reactive antibodies to filarial antigens. | qualitative analysis of antibody responses in helminth infections is essential not only for developing better immunodiagnostic antigens but also for understanding immune recognition and its relevance to immunopathogenesis and protective immunity. in this study 2 qualitative analytic methods (immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting) were compared for the ability to define the extent of cross-reactivity in the serum antibodies from patients with various forms of filariasis (caused by brugia malayi, ... | 1985 | 4067318 |
| serological investigations with loa loa antigens. | | 1972 | 4343173 |
| the development of loa loa (guyot) in mansonia africana (theobald). | | 1972 | 4402532 |
| loa loa: output of microfilariae in single pair infections. | the intent of the present study was to assess the production and release of microfilariae by a single female filaria, in an in vivo system. experimental infections of loa loa were established in baboons by implantation of juvenile worms, typically, one female and two or three males. infected animals were bled weekly and the number of microfilariae counted. microfilarial counts were converted to number of microfilariae per milliliter and then the total number of microfilariae present calculated f ... | 1986 | 3470872 |
| current considerations on a loa loa simian reservoir in the congo. | | 1989 | 2566264 |
| [endocular filariasis apropos of a case of filaria loa loa in the anterior chamber]. | | 1985 | 3866644 |
| [calcified filaria worms loa loa visualized on roentgenograms (author's transl)]. | | 1974 | 4830599 |
| face fly: invertebrate vector and host of a mammalian eye worm in massachusetts. | | 1974 | 4833492 |
| conjunctival loa loa. | | 1974 | 4844589 |
| malaria and loaisis among blood donors at ibadan, nigeria. | 115 blood donors were screened for the presence of malaria and other blood parasites at the blood bank, university college hospital, ibadan, between january and july, 1984. 11.3% of these had blood parasites; 7.8% had plasmodium falciparum with parasitaemias from 0.03-0.2%, and 3.5% had loa loa microfilaraemia. no other blood parasites were observed. serological examination by the indirect fluorescent antibody test revealed that 86% of the donors had malaria antibody with reciprocal titres rangi ... | 1987 | 3318017 |
| experiments on the chemoprophylaxis of onchocerca volvulus infection. | previous work on monkeys and on human volunteers led to the development of a schedule of diethylcarbamazine dosage suitable for the chemoprophylaxis of loiasis. in several parts of africa where this chemoprophylaxis is practised against loa loa, infections with onchocerca volvulus are also common. attempts were therefore made to determine whether diethylcarbamazine has any prophylactic action against the latter parasite by making use of chimpanzees exposed to experimental infections, and also by ... | 1968 | 4881070 |
| periodicity of microfilariae. xii. the effect of variations in host body temperature on the cycle of loa loa, monnigofilaria setariosa, dirofilria immitis and other filariae. | | 1967 | 4964242 |
| loa-loa in the district of columbia. a case report. | | 1971 | 5133580 |
| failure of high dose mebendazole as a microfilaricide in patients with loiasis. | the effectiveness of mebendazole as a microfilaricide in patients with loiasis was studied. the drug regimen was 1 g twice daily for 21 days in adults. during and after treatment, the microfilarial density was unchanged. therefore, mebendazole has no direct effect on the microfilarial density of loa loa. | 1987 | 3318018 |
| [geographic distribution of the filaria loa loa and of the tabanid chrysops in the congo and rwanda]. | | 1969 | 5404154 |
| loa loa: development and course of patency in experimentally-infected primates. | loa loa infections were studied in baboons, rhesus and patas monkeys. animals were infected either by s.c. injection of third-stage larvae (l 3) or by surgical implantation of juvenile worms of known age, sex and number. microfilaremia was first detected in baboons at 140 days following inoculation of l 3 and at 142 days and 143 days in patas and rhesus monkeys, respectively; the mean prepatent period was 151 days in baboons, 149 days in patas monkeys and 169 days in rhesus monkeys. the primary ... | 1985 | 3867108 |
| [notes on the geographical distribution of the filaria loa loa and the tabanids of the genus chrysops in congo and in rwanda. addenda and corrigenda]. | | 1970 | 5514573 |
| loa loa: antibody responses in experimentally infected baboons and rhesus monkeys. | antibody responses to loa loa in experimentally infected baboons and rhesus monkeys were measured using an adult l. loa antigen in a kinetic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. animals were infected with infective stage larvae or by transplantation of juvenile worms. there were no differences between host species in antibody response and there was no relationship between adult worm numbers recovered at necropsy and antibody level. antibody levels tended to be inversely correlated to the number of ... | 1985 | 3867109 |
| loa loa: a simple method for isolation of microfilariae from blood with production of antigen in extraction medium. | a simple method for isolating loa loa microfilariae from the blood of patients is described. this involves sedimentation on ficoll followed by migration of the microfilariae into an extraction medium. during migration the microfilariae release antigen-rich excretory or secretory products. the procedure thus yields two products: pure microfilariae and large amounts of antigen in the extraction medium. | 1985 | 3868888 |
| specificity of surface molecules of adult brugia parasites: cross-reactivity with antibody from wuchereria, onchocerca and other human filarial infections. | the extent of structural and immunological similarity between surface antigens of three species of brugia filarial parasites was studied by lodogen-mediated surface labelling of adult worms of b. malayi, b. pahangi and b. timori. the close homology and cross-reactivity between these antigens reported in previous surface labelling studies with bolton-hunter reagent, was verified in this system. the surface antigens of adult b. pahangi are also recognised by antibody from patients with wuchereria ... | 1985 | 3911361 |
| [hypotheses on the origin of certain parasites on the latin american continent]. | the south american continent has been connected to africa over millions of centuries. in prehistorical time, the filling of the bering strait allowed passage on firm ground between asia and north america. south american peopling has thus occurred from north america, through the pacific sea and, from the 15th century a.c., through the atlantic. necator americanus was present in south america prior to the arrival of black slaves and its african origin is probably related to contacts between africa ... | 1985 | 3928184 |
| immunoglobulins and antibody to loa loa in nigerians with endomyocardial fibrosis and other heart diseases. | | 1972 | 4625267 |
| treatment of recurrent, filarial, calabar-type oedema with mebendazole. | a case of recurrent, severe filarial calabar-type oedema, causing acute discomfort in the patient, is described in a male caucasian. an adult loa loa worm but no microfilariae were present while dipetalonema perstans microfilaraemia was extremely low. treatment with mebendazole (1.5 g per day) for 21 days led to the disappearance of the clinical symptoms and microfilariae, and to a decrease of eosinophilia to normal values. | 1986 | 3463005 |
| specific serodiagnosis with adult onchocerca volvulus antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | the cross-reactivity of the blood from onchocerciasis, loiasis, and dipetalonemiasis was tested by a micro-elisa technique, utilizing adult onchocerca volvulus antigen and blood samples taken on filter paper. the average elisa values (od at 500 nm) were as follows: 0.58 in persons with o. volvulus microfilariae (n = 81), 0.49 in microfilariae-negatives from the same endemic area (n = 39), 0.15 in dipetalonemiasis (n = 27), and 0.25 in loiasis (n = 12), while those of 65 dipetalonema perstans-neg ... | 1987 | 3469920 |
| periocular loa loa in eastern scotland: a report of two cases. | | 1987 | 3477640 |
| the use of mebendazole in the treatment of filariases due to loa loa and mansonella perstans. | patients harbouring loa loa and/or mansonella perstans infections, or presenting typical filarial symptomatology, were treated with mebendazole, a drug shown to be efficient in other parasitoses. of the patients who took the drug during 21 days and provided regular blood samples, 84% showed a significant decrease in their l. loa microfilaraemia and 100% in their m. perstans microfilaraemia, with a concomitant improvement in the clinical manifestations and no side reaction to drug administration. ... | 1987 | 3478004 |
| [a case of loa loa filariasis]. | | 1965 | 5845493 |
| [wuchereria bancrofti and loa loa: a case of loaiasis]. | | 1965 | 5879560 |
| filariasis due to loa loa and mansonella perstans: distribution in the region of okondja, haut-ogooué province, gabon, with parasitological and serological follow-up over one year. | the prevalence of loa loa and mansonella perstans filariasis has been determined in 6 rural villages in eastern gabon. between 18.9 and 27.2% of people carry l. loa microfilariae with an overall microfilarial rate of 25.1%. the microfilarial rate for m. perstans was more variable, between 33.3 and 62.2% (average 49.1%). no significant difference was seen in the microfilarial rate with age over 15 years for either parasite, but men were infected more frequently than women. anti-l. loa antibody ti ... | 1987 | 3479854 |
| [value of cytapheresis in the treatment of loaiasis with high blood microfilaria levels. results in 7 cases]. | seven patients infected with the filarial worm loa loa received a treatment by cytapheresis in an attempt to lower the microfilaraemia. microfilarial levels of between 6,000 and 38,500 ml, before extraction, were reduced, according to the case, by between 47 and 97% (mean 76%). the diethylcarbamazine chemotherapy which followed in 6 of 7 patients showed no sign of any of the serious side-effects which often occur in these type of cases. due to its practicality and the fact that it is well tolera ... | 1987 | 3481565 |
| [neuro-chorio-retinal manifestations in onchocerca volvulus and loa loa filariasis associated with malaria]. | | 1986 | 3539248 |
| immunochemical characterization and biosynthesis of major antigens of iodo-bead surface-labeled brugia malayi microfilariae. | the objectives of the present study were to identify and characterize biochemically the major antigens of brugia malayi microfilariae, a filarial parasite that infects humans. igg antibodies in sera of mice which had cleared parasites from the bloodstream reacted with 30, 55, 94 and 150 kda molecules of living microfilariae radioiodinated by the iodo-bead method. sera of humans infected with the related filariae wuchereria bancrofti, loa loa or onchocerca volvulus immunoprecipitated molecules of ... | 1987 | 3574345 |
| the fine structure of the female reproductive tract of adult loa loa. | | 1987 | 3583542 |
| loiasis: "calabar" swellings and involvement of deep organs. | the authors report clinical and histopathologic changes in six patients with symptomatic loiasis. one patient had cutaneous swellings, three patients presented with hydrocele, one patient developed bowel obstruction, and one had generalized fatal loiasis. the first five patients had localized lesions provoked by adult worms; all were surgically removed. the sixth patient died of disseminated loiasis that included a severe loal encephalitis. the authors discuss the mechanism of "calabar" swelling ... | 1985 | 3859228 |
| survival of loa loa in banked blood. | | 1983 | 6131324 |
| extended cryopreservation of loa loa and mansonella perstans microfilariae from human peripheral blood. | | 1986 | 3810789 |
| [filariasis in gabon: treatment with mebendazole of filariasis due to m. perstans and loa loa]. | mebendazole (vermox 500) in long duration treatment 2 g/day for 3 to 4 weeks, is sometimes indicated in therapy of loa loa filariasis but remains the only active therapy on m. perstans filariasis. the perfect product tolerance and efficacy allow large indication in treatment of this last filariasis, the most often found in gabon (central africa). | 1985 | 3865739 |
| loa loa. an unusual case of chronic urticaria and angioedema in the united states. | | 1985 | 3856039 |
| [filariasis of the loa loa type]. | | 1985 | 3858928 |
| loa loa in uganda (case report). | | 1974 | 4845815 |
| [considerations on the diagnosis and treatment of loa loa filariasis]. | | 1971 | 5172370 |
| [clinical and parasitic latency in filariasis due to loa loa and onchocerca volvulus]. | | 1970 | 5468323 |
| [a patient with loa-loa filariasis]. | | 1970 | 5531962 |
| [extraction of loa loa filaria from the subconjunctival space]. | | 1970 | 5537544 |
| [loa loa filariasis: 2 cases observed at the hôpital de l'o.c.p. (khouribga)]. | | 1971 | 5562089 |
| [contribution to the study of filariasis existing in angola. 1-onchocerca volvulus. 2.-loa loa. 3.-dipetalonema perstans]. | | 1967 | 5629059 |
| loa loa infestation in an immigrant to britain. | | 1968 | 5662204 |
| [ocular filariasis caused by loa-loa: new clinico-therapeutic acquistitions]. | | 1968 | 5720012 |
| ciliary structures in the microfilaria of loa loa. | | 1969 | 5794464 |
| [encephalitis due to loa-loa, treated with the combination of cortisone and carbamazine]. | | 1965 | 5837048 |
| [a case of loa loa]. | | 1973 | 4704709 |
| retinopathy in generalized loa-loa filariasis. a clinicopathological study. | | 1965 | 5838364 |
| [experimental toxicity of microfilaria loa loa in mice]. | | 1964 | 5897646 |
| loa loa: the african eye worm. | | 1966 | 5924943 |
| [contribution to the study of existent forms of filariasis in angola. 1. onchocerca volvulus. 2. loa loa. 3. dipetalonema perstans]. | | 1966 | 6011046 |
| [contribution on filariasis loa-loa]. | | 1966 | 6011136 |
| [eosinophilic pulmonary infiltrates in filariasis of the loa loa type]. | | 1967 | 6059903 |
| loasis as a possible trigger of african endomyocardial fibrosis: a case report from nigeria. | a nigerian boy, previously in good health, presented with a two-day history of fever with chills; followed on the third day by periorbital swelling, urticarial rash and itching; and on the sixth day by dyspneoa, abdominal swelling and leg swelling. there was clinical, radiological and electrocardiographic evidence of dominant right-sided heart failure. loa-loa was isolated from the blood and eosinophilia was marked but both were cured by diethylcarbamazine therapy. heart failure, however, persis ... | 1981 | 6115557 |
| [evaluation of microfilaremia (loa loa filariasis) using the calibrated thick drop method: influence of several technical parameters]. | | 1983 | 6686757 |
| [localization of the filaria loa loa in the anterior chamber of the eye. apropos of a case]. | a live and active thread-like worm was seen in the anterior chamber of a 60-year-old congolese woman. the worm was extracted and recognized as an adult female loa loa. taking into account the presence of nonfertile eggs in the aqueous humor and in the uterus of the filarial worm, the authors think that the maturation of the worm from a larval form takes place inside the eye. however, this localization is exceptional. | 1984 | 6150622 |
| detection of ige antibodies in onchocerciasis. possibility of using allergens from dipetalonema viteae extracts that cross-react with allergenic determinants in crude extracts of onchocerca volvulus. | the present study reports the presence of onchocerca volvulus specific ige in the sera obtained from onchocerciasis patients. about 70% of onchocerciasis patients showed a raised level of o. volvulus specific ige compared to patients infected either with other human filarids (loa loa, wuchereria bancrofti, brugia malayi) or with other helminths (schistosoma mansoni, ascaris lumbricoides, fasciola hepatica). the o. volvulus specific ige level was significantly higher in patients exhibiting 'gale ... | 1982 | 6187503 |
| detection of circulating antigens in onchocerciasis. | this report describes the presence of circulating onchocerca volvulus antigens (coa) in sera of patients with onchocerciasis. by using a double diffusion immunoelectrophoresis method, coa could be detected in 24 of 77 sera analyzed (31%). in contrast, when more sensitive assays such as the radioimmunoprecipitation-peg assay or sandwich radioimmunoassay were used to detect coa, about 75% of the sera from o. volvulus-infected patients were found positive; moreover, a highly significant correlation ... | 1981 | 6798890 |
| [attempt to isolate from ascaris suum an antigenic fraction for use in the immunologic diagnosis of onchocerciasis]. | for the purpose of immunological diagnosis of onchocerciasis, the authors attempted to isolate an antigenic fraction from ascaris suum which would only detect anti-onchocerca volvulus antibodies. chromatofocusing was done on a crude antigenic preparation from the ascaris. immunoelectrophoresis showed that the fraction eluted between ph 5.6 and ph 4.9 contained antigens which reveal anti-onchocerca antibodies; anti-loa loa antibodies are revealed by the fraction eluted at ph less than 4. from the ... | 1983 | 6192880 |
| [often unrecognized cutaneous manifestations of strongyloidosis: linear dermatitis or larva currens (author's transl)]. | the linear dermatitis of "larva currens" is a typical manifestation of strongyliasis, however is generally too unrecognized. it is observed in about 7% of cases, more frequent in white race. due to the migration of strongyloides larvae in epidermis of sensitized person, it appears in form of rectilinear urticaria from 10--30 cm, developed from 12--48 hours and disappeared without leaving any trace. it can appear at any place of the body, sometimes in many places simultaneously. the total duratio ... | 1980 | 6244657 |
| the elusive loa loa. a case report of ocular filariasis in canada. | | 1973 | 4742908 |
| [articular effusions with eosinophils. apropos of a case report]. | with reference to an exceptional observation of arthritis due to loa loa filariasis with eosinophils predominating in the joint fluid, the causes of such joint effusions are reviewed. these effusions are neither specific of nor consistent in articular manifestations of parasitic infections. demonstration of a high eosinophil count in joint fluid should always suggest a parasitic disease. however, synovial eosinophilia may be found in many other conditions and may even appear to be primary. | 1983 | 6308791 |
| ultrastructure of mansonella ozzardi microfilaria, with a comparison of the south american (simuliid-transmitted) and the caribbean (culicoid-transmitted) forms. | ultrastructural studies conducted to elucidate and compare the microanatomy of the south american (simuliid-transmitted) and the caribbean (culicoid-transmitted) microfilariae of mansonella ozzardi revealed that these microfilariae are essentially identical. the only difference detected was the larger central body of the colombian microfilariae. although the microanatomy of m. ozzardi microfilaria is essentially the same as that of other microfilariae, some of the subtle differences noted betwee ... | 1983 | 6342239 |
| [loa loa: "the eye worm"]. | | 1981 | 6937741 |
| african eye worm (loa loa) in a tourist. | | 1981 | 6947709 |
| [current aspects of the elisa technic applied to the serological diagnosis of helminthiasis]. | the authors reviewed the data acquired in elisa technique for serological diagnosis of parasitosis. they reviewed the literature on schistosomisis, fasciolasis, cestode infections (hydatidoses and cysticercoses) and nematode infections. they described their adaptation of the technique for detection of antimicrofilaria loa loa antibodies and concluded that elisa technique is reliable in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases even in areas where they are endemic. | 1984 | 6393009 |
| [loa loa filarial arthritis with microfiliara in the articular fluid]. | | 1983 | 6574566 |
| loiasis in an american naturalist. | in march 1981, a 32-year-old male naturalist involved with collecting mammals for study was found to have an unexpected eosinophilia. serum parasitic screening done at the centers for disease control showed filarial titer by indirect hemagglutination of 1:1,024 and of 1:40 by bentonite flocculation. his travel history disclosed 3 months spent in cameroon in 1978. he also gave a history of intermittent arm swelling for at least a year. peripheral blood, collected repeatedly at mid-day and midnigh ... | 1983 | 6576646 |
| loa loa microfilariae in an endometrial smear. | | 1983 | 6578654 |
| calcified loa-loa infestations. | | 1983 | 6579050 |
| [subconjunctival loa loa filariasis]. | | 1984 | 6584229 |
| ocular loa loa with cryoprobe extraction of subconjunctival worm. | a healthy 27-year-old west african man presented to the emergency room at the massachusetts eye and ear infirmary complaining of a moving foreign body sensation in his right eye. he had experienced recurrent episodes of subconjunctival loa loa, a parasite endemic in africa. a cryoprobe was successfully used for extraction of a large adult worm. strategies for the removal of subconjunctival worms are presented. the systemic and ocular manifestations of loa loa are reviewed and a discussion of com ... | 1984 | 6585771 |
| lymphadenitis caused by loa loa. | the world health organization's collaborating centre for the histopathology of filarial diseases of man contains specimens of lymph node from 13 patients infected by the filarial nematode loa loa. ten of these nodes have distinctive microscopic features characterized by distended sinuses that contain histiocytes and eosinophils and by atrophy of lymphoid follicles. less striking features include fibrosis of capsule and trabeculae, dilated lymphatic vessels of capsule and medulla, and inflammator ... | 1984 | 6587787 |
| [hypereosinophilia caused by loa-loa filaria]. | | 1984 | 6588283 |
| loiasis and renal failure. | a patient with a filarial infection due to loa loa and renal failure was treated with a modified regimen of diethylcarbamazine while receiving hemodialysis. infection with loa loa may be associated with glomerulonephritis due to immunologically mediated injury. serum immune complexes were elevated in our patient, and a kidney biopsy specimen revealed globally sclerosed glomeruli. as gauged by the clearance of the microfilaremia, the treatment regimen proved safe and effective. | 1984 | 6588571 |
| loa loa: ocular filariasis in an african student in missouri. | ocular filariasis was observed in an african student living in missouri. the adult female loa loa worm was seen migrating under the conjunctiva. there was 34% eosinophilia and a high microfilaremia. the patient was successfully treated with diethylcarbamazine (hetrazan) with no appearance of allergic manifestations. | 1984 | 6588918 |
| [clinical observations on treatment of dipetalonema perstans and loa loa filariasis with furapyrimidone]. | | 1984 | 6590137 |
| electron microscope study of the body wall and the gut of adult loa loa. | the morphology of the body wall and the gut in the midbody region of adult male and female loa loa originating from patients in gabon was studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. the cuticle of the dorsal and ventral regions consists of ten layers. in the lateral regions the cuticle is thicker and includes two additional layers. the thin hypodermis contains numerous transhypodermal fibres. a row of median cells is situated between the syncytia in each lateral chord. no intracell ... | 1984 | 6591630 |
| loa loa antigen detection by elisa: a new approach to diagnosis. | circulating immune complexes associated loa loa antigen in sera of 27 subjects with loa loa (13 'occult' and 14 microfilaraemic infections) was detected with polyethylene glycol enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (peg-elisa) in a controlled study. loa loa antigen was detected in all 27 sera. there was no correlation between antigen levels and microfilaraemia density. cross reaction with mansonella perstans was found. although this serological test is able to detect all loa loa infections, its use ... | 1995 | 7796770 |
| studies on filariasis in bauchi state, nigeria. ii. the prevalence of human filariasis in darazo local government area. | in an eleven months study of eleven communities of darazo local government area of bauchi state, northern nigeria, 293 (21.7) of 1,349 persons examined harboured various filarial parasites. of the sampled population, 18%, 1.9%, 1.6%, 0.5% and 0.2% had microfilariae of onchocerca volvulus, wuchereria bancrofti, mansonella perstans, m. streptocerca and loa loa respectively. of the 637 females examined, 90 (14.1%) were infected, while 203 (23.5%) of 712 males sampled had filarial infections. the hi ... | 1994 | 7812311 |
| age of appearance of igg, igm, and ige antibodies specific for loa loa in gabonese children. | igg, igm, and ige antibodies against the filaria loa loa were measured in umbilical cord blood and in blood from young gabonese children by an elisa technique using a homologous metabolic antigen. for children in eight consecutive age groups and adults the percentage of the population positive for each of the antibody classes was determined. the number of children with maternal igg decreased until one year of age when new synthesis began to become apparent. igm antibodies were detected only afte ... | 1984 | 6593566 |
| traveller's loiasis in zimbabwe: a case report. | a case of loiasis diagnosed at wankie colliery hospital is presented. the disease was suspected by the history of the patient and the presenting clinical signs, and it was confirmed by identification of microfilariae loa loa in peripheral blood. the patient was successfully treated with a course of diethylcarbamazine. the paper gives a brief account of the clinical aspects of loiasis and emphasizes the importance of the laboratory methods to differentiate microfilariae. the case is discussed aga ... | 1994 | 7859275 |
| loa loa: the use of a blood cell separator to reduce microfilaraemia before specific chemotherapy. | three years after returning to the u.k. a 58-year-old british engineer, who had worked in the nigerian oilfields for 24 years, was found to have loa loa. his midday microfilarial count ranged between 12 x 10(6) and 16 x 10(6) parasites per litre. before starting treatment, i litre of leucocyte/platelet-rich plasma was removed by means of a blood cell separator. six intermittent cycles of blood separation were performed during a single 4-h session around midday in order to coincide with the perio ... | 1984 | 6594387 |
| ultrastructure of loa loa microfilaria. | | 1983 | 6682093 |
| [filariasis caused by loa loa]. | | 1994 | 8031899 |
| [variations in microfilaremia in loa loa filariasis]. | | 1983 | 6686758 |
| loa loa among american naturalists. | | 1981 | 6792497 |