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Onchocerciasis

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      new window Bacteria Cause River Blindness Description: Stowaway bacteria inside parasitic worms, and not the worms themselves, cause river blindness, according to new research. (nature.com)
new window BioMed Central: Onchocerciasis Description: Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms. (biomedcentral.com)
new window CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness Description: Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease. (cdc.gov)
new window CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Description: Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
new window Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years' Description: Article from allAfrica.com. (allafrica.com)
new window eMedicine - Onchocerciasis Description: Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD. (emedicine.com)
new window eMedicine - Onchocerciasis Description: Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD. (emedicine.com)
new window Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness Description: Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease. (worldbank.org)
new window Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa Description: Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization. (who.int)
new window OnchoNet Description: Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide. (science.smith.edu)
new window River Blindness 'Breakthrough' Description: River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists. (news.bbc.co.uk)
new window Sight Savers International - River Blindness Description: Information about the disease and its treatment. (sightsavers.org.uk)
new window WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis Description: Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research. (who.int)
 




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