Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUPreliminary results about loiasis in the district of Likouala in the Republic of the Congo Volume 23, issue 2, Avril-Mai-Juin 2013
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- Key words: prevalence, endemicity, Loa loa, epidemiology, Congo Brazzaville
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2013.0214
- Page(s) : 227
- Published in: 2013
The authors report results of a prospective study to assess the prevalence of loiasis in populations older than 18 years in two villages of the Likouala district in the Congo: the study took place during a visit to Lopola in 2012 and to Lopola and Lombo in 2013. The prevalence rate was 20%. Loa loa carriers were treated with diethylcarbamazine citrate and celestamine.