Preliminary results about loiasis in the district of Likouala in the Republic of the Congo
| Autor: | O. Faye, J. Akiana, A. Bokilo Dzia Lepfoundzou, E. Mokondjimobe, H. J. Parra, C.S. Sokhna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty biology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Prevalence biology.organism_classification Young Adult Loiasis Infectious Diseases Geography Congo parasitic diseases Epidemiology Congo brazzaville medicine DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE CITRATE Humans Prospective Studies Loa loa Demography |
| Zdroj: | Médecine et Santé Tropicales. 23:227-227 |
| ISSN: | 2261-2211 2261-3684 |
| DOI: | 10.1684/mst.2013.0214 |
| Popis: | The authors report results of a prospective study to assess the prevalence of loiasis in populations older than 18 years in two villages of the Likouala district in the Congo: the study took place during a visit to Lopola in 2012 and to Lopola and Lombo in 2013. The prevalence rate was 20%. Loa loa carriers were treated with diethylcarbamazine citrate and celestamine. |
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