Epidemiology of Concomitant Infection Due to Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Gabon

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Jean Paul Akué · Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville

Dieudonné Nkoghe · Libreville Hospital

Cindy Padilla · Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville

Ghislain Moussavou · Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville

Hubert Moukana · Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville

Roger Antoine Mbou · Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville

Abstract

This map of the distribution of filariae in Gabon should prove helpful for control programs. Our findings confirm the spatial uniformity of the relationship between parasitological indices. Clinical manifestations point to a relationship between filariae and allergy.

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Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Parasites and Host Interactions

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Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 5, Issue 10, pp. e1329-e1329

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001329

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Epidemiology of Concomitant Infection Due to Loa loa and Mansonella perstans in Gabon

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