This review summarises more than a century of research on onchocerciasis, also known as
river blindness, and its control. River blindness is an infection caused by the tissue filaria …

For decades, onchocerciasis (or river blindness) was one of the most common infectious
causes of blindness in the world. Primarily an infection of Africa, with limited distribution in …

Onchocerca volvulus causes a disease of s~ gniflcant socio-economic importance in West
Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and regions of South America. Brian Duke explains that …

The filarid parasite Onchocerca volvulus is the causative agent of human onchocerciasis
(river blindness), an infection characterized by chronic skin and eye lesions. There are three …

Onchocerciasis–or “river blindness”–is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm
Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.) …

Onchocerciasis is a filarial infection which causes blindness and debilitating skin lesions.
The disease occurs in 37 countries, of which 30 are found in Africa (the most affected in …

Onchocerciasis causes severe itching, serious skin disease and ocular damage leading to
visual impairment or permanent blindness. It is associated with hanging groin, epilepsy …

Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a blinding parasitic disease that threatens the health of
approximately 120 million people worldwide. While 99% of the population at-risk for …

Background: Onchocerciasis (river blindness), caused by the filarial worm species
Onchocerca volvulus, is a serious vector-borne neglected tropical disease (NTD) of public …

Sixty-four experts from a variety of disciplines attended a Conference on the Eradicability of
Onchocerciasis at The Carter Center, in Atlanta GA, held January 22-24, 2002. The …