River blindness: An old disease on the brink of elimination and control

River blindness: An old disease on the brink of elimination and control

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 the new world, disease due to the nematode Onchocerca volvulus is rapidly diminishing as a result of large public he...

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Main Authors: Kevin L Winthrop, Joao M Furtado, Juan C Silva, Serge Resnikoff, Van C Lansingh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Doxycycline
Ivermectin
Onchocerciasis
Onchocerca volvulus
River blindness
Wolbachia
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2011;volume=3;issue=2;spage=151;epage=155;aulast=Winthrop

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