Loa loa is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known as the "eye worm", as it localizes to the conjunctiva of the eye.

Loa loa, a filarid nematode commonly referred to as the African eye worm. Life Cycle. The vector for Loa loa filariasis are flies from two species of the genus Chrysops, C. silacea and C. dimidiata.

Aug 16, 2022 · Loiasis, commonly called African eye worm, is an infection caused by the Loa loa roundworm. Loiasis is a type of filariasis, an infection from a filarial worm (parasitic roundworm).

Loa loa filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly (Chrysops spp.) or mango fly, the vectors for Loa loa.

May 14, 2024 · Loiasis, also known as African eye worm, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm called Loa loa. A parasite is an organism (a living thing) that lives on or inside another organism. It spreads to people through the repeated bites of deerflies that breed in …

Loa loa is endemic to Central and West Africa, where it is transmitted by flies of the genus Chrysops. Definitive diagnosis is made by direct visualization of the adult worm in subcutaneous or submucosal tissue, or by visualization of microfilariae by blood smear.

Keywords: Loa loa, diagnostics, immune anergy, immune evasion, cross-reactivity. Historical Perspective. The first adult Loa loa worm was extracted from the eye of a young slave in Maribou (Saint Domingue) by Mongin (1770), and 7 years later Bayon reported the parasite in a young girl from Cayenne. The first description of the parasite was made ...

As with other diseases caused by parasitic worms, many people who are infected with Loa loa never develop symptoms. But in those who do, the main symptoms are. Itchy, non-painful body swelling that comes and goes, known as Calabar swelling. Eye worms, which crawl across the surface of the eye.

Loiasis, or African eye worm, is caused by infection with the filarial parasite Loa loa. The parasite is transmitted by deerflies in the Chrysops genus, which breed in tropical rainforests in West and Central Africa.

The Loa loa Initiative A BNITM – CERMEL Collaboration Loiasis is a more than neglected tropical disease affecting the rural communities of the rainforest and savannah regions of Central and parts of West Africa.