**3. Loiasis**

Commonly known as the "African eye-worm", the filarial nematode *Loa loa* is the causative agent of Loiasis (**Table 1**). While this disease is not yet listed as a NTD by the WHO, it still represents a public health issue in endemic regions. It especially became prominent because Ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine (DEC) treatment during MDA programmes against LF and ivermectin MDA for onchocerciasis can lead to in co-infected individuals with high *L. loa* MF loads. Loiasis is also known under names like Calabar swelling, fugitive swelling and filaria lacrimalis and in contrast to other filarial nematodes, *L. loa* does not possess *Wolbachia* [58, 59].
