Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practices towards loiasis in the rural community of Sindara, in central African Gabon.

• Main Authors: Teite Rebecca Hildebrandt (Author), Saskia Dede Davi (Author), Anita Lumeka Kabwende (Author), Lilian Rene Endamne (Author), Esther Mehmel (Author), Maximilian Rakotonirinalalao (Author), Ayodele Alabi (Author), Rella Zoleko Manego (Author), Peter G Kremsner (Author), Bertrand Lell (Author), Ayôla Akim Adegnika (Author), Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma (Author), Johannes Mischlinger (Author), Selidji Todagbe Agnandji (Author), Michael Ramharter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>More than 20 million people are infected with L. loa, and around 40 million live in high or intermediate-risk areas in West- and Central Africa. Although loiasis is associated with significant morbidity and excess mortality, little is known about the perception of loia...