1Includes cases lost to follow-up within five years of diagnosis.2Excludes cases lost to follow-up within five years of diagnosis.3Time from diagnosis to death or last follow-up.Description of study p
Background Loiasis was long deemed to be a benign condition, but individuals with high Loa loa microfilarial densities (MFD) are at risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) including encephalopathy follo
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated.Groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test (for continuous variables) or Pearson Chi-square (for nominal variables
†Intensity of infection was expressed by mean (range) of number of eggs per gram of feces. ††Reference values for healthy adults (adapted from Elin, 2004 [51]). *Statistically different from control g