Case Report: Probable Case of Spontaneous Encephalopathy Due to Loiasis and Dramatic Reduction of Loa loa Microfilariaemia with Prolonged Repeated Courses of Albendazole-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Case Report: Probable Case of Spontaneous Encephalopathy Due to Loiasis and Dramatic Reduction of Loa loa Microfilariaemia with Prolonged Repeated Courses of Albendazole

Published:2018-07-05 Issue:1 Volume:99 Page:112-115
ISSN:0002-9637
Container-title:The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
language:en
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Author:

Arrey-Agbor Divine B.¹,Nana-Djeunga Hugues C.²¹,Mogoung-Wafo Aude E.¹,Mafo Mirabelle¹,Danwe Christian³,Kamgno Joseph¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases (CRFilMT), Yaoundé, Cameroon;

2. Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, Parasitology and Ecology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon;

3. Yaoundé Military Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon;

4. Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Publisher

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Subject

Virology,Infectious Diseases,Parasitology

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