title: Loa (disambiguation)
text: # Loa (disambiguation)
  
  Loa are the spirits of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo.
  
  Loa may also refer to:
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Loa (comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
  * Loa (Fullmetal Alchemist), a character in the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
  
  ## Zoology
  
  * Loa (nematode), a genus of nematode worms
     * Loa loa, a roundworm
     * Loa loa filariasis, a disease caused by Loa loa
  * Loa, a rarely used term for a butterflyfish taxon at least approximating genus Chaetodon
  * Loa, Icelandic name for the European golden plover
  
  ## Places
  
  * Loa, Burkina Faso
  * Loa, Utah
  * Loa River, Chile
  * El Loa Province, Chile
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Levels of Autonomy (LoA)
  * Loa, a ship in the Peruvian Navy
  * Loa (Spanish play), an introductory theatrical piece
  