Parasitological, Hematological and Biochemical Characteristics of a Model of Hyper-microfilariaemic Loiasis (Loa loa) in the Baboon (Papio anubis).

Parasitological, Hematological and Biochemical Characteristics of a Model of Hyper-microfilariaemic Loiasis (Loa loa) in the Baboon (Papio anubis).

BACKGROUND:Loiasis, a filarial infection caused by Loa loa usually thought to cause relatively minor morbidity, can cause serious and often fatal reactions in patients carrying very high levels of circulating Loa loa microfilariae (mf) following administration of microfilaricidal drugs. An experimen...

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Main Authors: Samuel Wanji, Ebanga-Echi Eyong, Nicholas Tendongfor, Che Ngwa, Elive Esuka, Arnaud Kengne-Ouafo, Fabrice Datchoua-Poutcheu, Peter Enyong, Adrian Hopkins, Charles D Mackenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4640546?pdf=render

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