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Loa Loa
MICROBIOLOGY
- Loa loa: nematode parasite, sometimes called the "eye worm."
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Human infection w/ loa loa = loiasis
- Larvae and adults migrate to SQ skin and fat layers. See CDC life cycle.
- One of three parasites causing human subcutaneous filariasis, the other two: Onchocerca volvulus, Mansonella streptocerca.
- Vector is the tabanid files, genus Chrysops (mango or mangrove fly), C. silacea and C. dimidiata (daytime biting horsefly, deerfly).
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Last updated: January 11, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Loa Loa." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa.
Auwaerter PG. Loa Loa. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa. Accessed May 13, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Loa Loa. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa
Auwaerter PG. Loa Loa [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 May 13]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540320/all/Loa_Loa.
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