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disease > skin appendages disease > skin disease > loaiasis
disease > eye disease > loaiasis
... > disease > infectious disease > parasitosis > helminthiasis > nematode disease > filariosis > loaiasis

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loaiasis  

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  • Loa loa filariasis is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly or mango fly (Chrysops spp), the vectors for Loa loa. (Wikipedia)

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