A historical note on an imported case of loiasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1964

Loiasis is a filarial disease transmitted by the Chrysops spp. tabanid flies in West and Central Africa. It is most commonly diagnosed by the clinical manifestations of Calabar swellings (transient localized inflammatory edema) or, most dramatically, by the appearance of a migrating worm through the...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giardulli, Antonio (author)
Other Authors: Paulo Filho, Guilherme Dolanda (author), Colombini, Giovanni Nicola Urberto Italiano (author), Eyer-Silva, Walter de Araújo (author), Basilio-de-Oliveira, Carlos Alberto (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Brazil
Loa loa
Loiasis
Uganda
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31424
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/31424

Internet

https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31424

Similar Items