The geographic distribution of Loa loa in Africa: Results of large-scale implementation of the rapid assessment procedure for Loiasis (RAPLOA)

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Zouré, Honorat Gustave Marie ^a   Wanji, Samuel ^b,c   Noma, Mounkaïla ^a   Amazigo, Uche Veronica ^a   Diggle, Peter J ^d   Tekle, Afework Hailemariam ^a   Remme, Jan H F ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and Environment   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Consultant ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LOA LOA; LOIASIS; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREDICTION; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; AGED; ANIMAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE INFECTION; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959815095     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001210     Document Type: Article

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