Loiasis in sub-Saharan migrants living in Spain with emphasis of cases from Equatorial Guinea

• Main Authors: Sabino Puente (Author), German Ramírez-Olivencia (Author), Mar Lago (Author), Mercedes Subirats (Author), Francisco Bru (Author), Eugenio Pérez-Blazquez (Author), Marta Arsuaga (Author), Concepción Ladron de Guevara (Author), Fernando de la Calle-Prieto (Author), Belén Vicente (Author), Montserrat Alonso-Sardón (Author), Moncef Belhassen-Garcia (Author), Antonio Muro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Loiasis is an uncommon and poorly understood parasitic disease outside endemic areas of Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and biological patterns and treatment of imported loiasis by sub-Saharan migrants diagnosed in Madrid, Spain. Methods A retrospective...