Category: Onchocerciasis

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• Bacteria Cause River Blindness   [rate it] [review it]
  Stowaway bacteria inside parasitic worms, and not the worms themselves, cause river blindness, according to new research.

• CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)   [rate it] [review it]
  Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'   [rate it] [review it]
  Article from allAfrica.com.

• Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa   [rate it] [review it]
  Detailed information about the disease and eratication programs from the World Health Organization.

• River Blindness 'Breakthrough'   [rate it] [review it]
  River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.

• Sight Savers International - River Blindness   [rate it] [review it]
  Information about the disease and its treatment.