@article{fdi:31731,
  title = {{C}linical manifestations of loiasis in an endemic area in the {C}ongo},
  author = {{N}oireau, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {A}pembet, {J}.{D}. and {N}zoulani, {A}. and {C}arme, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he functional symptomatology of loiasis was studied in 101 {C}ongolese subjects living in a village in a highly endemic area. 27.7 % of them were carriers of #{L}oa loa$ microfilariae. 5.9 % were infected with #{M}ansonella perstans$. {N}o subjects were found to have dermal microfilariae. {I}n anamnesis, 51.5 % of them reported episodes of {C}alabar swellings, 69.3 % history of eyeworm and 10.9 % episodes of subcutaneous migration of worms during the last 12 months. {P}ruritus and secondary dermal lesions were frequently demonstrated in 64.4 % and 56.4 % of the individuals respectively. {A}symptomatic amicrofilaraemic subjects only accounted for 11.9 % of the adult population. {T}he study of the life-time risk of eyeworm, also conducted in the {P}ygmy and {B}antu populations of another village, was shown to be useful in epidemiological evaluations. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{FILARIOSE} ; {LOASE} ; {EPIDEMIOLOGIE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {DIAGNOSTIC} ; {CLINIQUE} ; {SEROLOGIE} ; {OEDEME} {DE} {CALABAR} ; {MIGRATION} {SOUS} {CONJONCTIVALE} {OCULAIRE} ; {MIGRATION} {SOUS} {CUTANEE} ; {PRURIT} ; {MICROFILAREMIE} ; {CONGO} ; {LEKOUMOU} {REGION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ropical {M}edicine and {P}arasitology},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {37--39},
  ISSN = {0177-2392},
  year = {1990},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:31731},
}