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Loa loa filaria
A microscopic worm which causes the disease loa loa filariasis in humans. It is found in the rainforests of central Africa.
Humans contract this disease through the bite of a horse fly.
The disease can cause red itchy swellings below the skin called "Calabar swellings[?]".
The disease is treated with the drug notezine (diethylcarbamazine).
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