Calabar swellings: Localised, transient subcutaneous oedema that occurs as a result of the migration of adult Loa loa worms, frequently observed in infected individuals. DALYs: Disability-adjusted ...

The work depicts parasitic nematodes, also known as Loa loa worms or African eye worms. The parasites are spread primarily by the bites of flies in Central and West Africa. People often don't ...

All had worms surgically removed and were referred to an infectious diseases hospital, where these were confirmed as adult Loa loanematodes and treatment was initiated. Although ocular loiasis is ...

But there's a problem. In some areas, people are also infected by another parasite, a worm called Loa loa. And if someone has a raging Loa loa infection and you give them ivermectin, that can ...

Researchers at the LSTM's Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, and University of Buea, Cameroon have developed new models of the tropical eye worm, Loa loa for the development of new drugs against ...

A new mobile phone microscope -- combined with a specially developed app -- can quickly and effectively diagnose the parasitic Loa loa worm in patients' blood. Also known as the African eye worm ...

The adult Loa worms release 'microfilariae' into the bloodstream, which float around the blood and sometimes reside in the lungs. These are then picked up by flies in order to begin its cycle again.

In Africa, the spread of parasitic worms known as Loa loa is seriously hindering the efforts of health care workers to cure particular, rampant diseases. Though there are drugs available to treat ...

which was caused by Loa loa worms. Loa loa – literally meaning "worm worm" – is an "eye worm" native to Central Africa and is normally transferred through the deer fly. It is a type of ...

found that the device was as good as conventional blood smears in detecting levels of the Loa loa parasitic worm. (Image courtesy of NIAID) The UC Berkeley engineers teamed up with Dr. Thomas Nutman ...

Researchers at the LSTM's Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, and University of Buea, Cameroon have developed new models of the tropical eye worm, Loa loa for the development of new drugs against ...

But there's a problem. In some areas, people are also infected by another parasite, a worm called Loa loa. And if someone has a raging Loa loa infection and you give them ivermectin, that can ...