@article{fdi:010072858,
  title = {{T}he population biology and transmission dynamics of {L}oa loa},
  author = {{W}hittaker, {C}. and {W}alker, {M}. and {P}ion, {S}{\'e}bastien and {C}hesnais, {C}. {B}. and {B}oussinesq, {M}ichel and {B}asanez, {M}. {G}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}ndemic to {C}entral {A}frica, loiasis - or {A}frican eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode {L}oa loa) - affects more than 10 million people. {D}espite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of public health relevance because it impedes mass drug administration-based interventions against onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in co-endemic areas. {R}ecent research has challenged this conception, demonstrating excess mortality associated with high levels of infection, implying that loiasis warrants attention as an intrinsic public health problem. {T}his review summarises available information on the key parasitological, entomological, and epidemiological characteristics of the infection and argues for the mobilisation of resources to control the disease, and the development of a mathematical transmission model to guide deployment of interventions.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}rends in {P}arasitology},
  volume = {34},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {335--350},
  ISSN = {1471-4922},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072858},
}