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Preferred term

Loa  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Loa loa

Note

  • infection = LOIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES

Scope note

  • A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. L. loa inhabits the subcutaneous tissues, which it traverses freely.

History note

  • LOA LOA was see under LOA 1979-85

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  • Loa

    Finnish

  • Loa

    Swedish

  • Loa loa

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008117

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