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Loa MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Loa
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.410
Unique ID
D008117
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008117
Annotation
infection = LOIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent; /‌drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
Scope Note
A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. L. loa inhabits the subcutaneous tissues, which it traverses freely.
Entry Term(s)
Loa loa
Registry Numbers
txid7208
txid7209
Related Numbers
txid7209
Public MeSH Note
LOA LOA was see under LOA 1979-85
Online Note
use LOA to search LOA LOA 1979-85
History Note
LOA LOA was see under LOA 1979-85
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Loa Preferred
Loa loa Narrower
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