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| Title |
The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Parasitology, January 2018
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Charles Whittaker, Martin Walker, Sébastien D S Pion, Cédric B Chesnais, Michel Boussinesq, María-Gloria Basáñez |
| Abstract |
Endemic to Central Africa, loiasis - or African eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa) - affects more than 10 million people. Despite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of public health relevance because it impedes mass drug administration-based interventions against onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in co-endemic areas. Recent research has challenged this conception, demonstrating excess mortality associated with high levels of infection, implying that loiasis warrants attention as an intrinsic public health problem. This review summarises available information on the key parasitological, entomological, and epidemiological characteristics of the infection and argues for the mobilisation of resources to control the disease, and the development of a mathematical transmission model to guide deployment of interventions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 53% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 53% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 13% |
| Scientists | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 105 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 105 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 18% |
| Researcher | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Unknown | 34 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 23% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 35 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 October 2022.
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