Loiasis in sub-Saharan migrants living in Spain with emphasis of cases from Equatorial Guinea

Loiasis in sub-Saharan migrants living in Spain with emphasis of cases from Equatorial Guinea

Abstract Background Loiasis is an uncommon and poorly understood parasitic disease outside endemic areas of Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and biological patterns and treatment of imported loiasis by sub-Saharan migrants diagnosed in Madrid, Spain. Methods A retrospective...

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Main Authors: Sabino Puente, German Ramírez-Olivencia, Mar Lago, Mercedes Subirats, Francisco Bru, Eugenio Pérez-Blazquez, Marta Arsuaga, Concepción Ladron de Guevara, Fernando de la Calle-Prieto, Belén Vicente, Montserrat Alonso-Sardón, Moncef Belhassen-Garcia, Antonio Muro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Loa loa
Loiasis
Tropical medicine
Clinical study
Immigrant
Imported disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0627-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-020-0627-4

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