@article{fdi:010072857, title = {{L}oa loa : more than meets the eye ?}, 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 = {{F}ilarial nematodes cause neglected tropical diseases ({NTD}s) such as river blindness, elephantiasis, and {A}frican eye worm. {G}lobal control and elimination efforts are well underway for the former two, and epidemiological models have played a crucial role in understanding the impact of interventions and guiding control policy. {H}owever, for the latter (caused by {L}oa loa), there are no specific transmission models, and the disease has not been included among the prioritized {NTD}s. {M}aria-{G}loria {B}asanez and her {H}elminth {E}cology {R}esearch {G}roup at {I}mperial {C}ollege {L}ondon work collaboratively on developing mathematical models for human and zoonotic helminthiases and other vector-borne {NTD}s. {I}n this interview, the authors shared with {T}rends in {P}arasitology why loiasis may be more than meets the eye and how modelling can best be leveraged to help control human filarial infections.}, keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}rends in {P}arasitology}, volume = {34}, numero = {4}, pages = {261--262}, ISSN = {1471-4922}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pt.2018.02.002}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072857}, }