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ZSI study on blackflies offers hope for river blindness control
04 Apr 2025 18:18 GMT
… carriers of a worm causing river blindness.
| Photo Credit: SPECIAL … problems and potential blindness.
River blindness follows trachoma as the leading … Health Organisation (WHO) considers river blindness or onchocerciasis among the most neglected …
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Garbabi: Home of River Blindness
04 Apr 2025 15:16 GMT
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ZSI study uses DNA barcoding to address N Bengal river blindness threat
04 Apr 2025 14:51 GMT
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Abu Dhabi institute to help eradicate river blindness from the Americas
26 Mar 2025 11:06 GMT
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Loss of US Aid Highlights Africa’s Slow Progress on Medical Research Goals
14 Apr 2025 03:00 GMT
… . Diseases such as elephantiasis, bilharzia, river blindness and many others are overlooked …
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How one woman’s dream became a culinary staple in Blind River
13 Apr 2025 22:20 GMT
… comfort—and connection—in Blind River
Blind River – Since its inception in …
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Partners hail elimination of river blindness in Niger Republic
21 Feb 2025 03:28 GMT
… officially eliminated the transmission of river blindness, making it the first African … Organisation (WHO).
By eliminating river blindness, Niger has not only improved … elimination.
The National Coordinator for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis at Niger …
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Niger becomes the first African country to eliminate river blindness
10 Feb 2025 11:12 GMT
… eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth … Additionally, young girls treated for river blindness are likely to achieve higher … resources but, for decades, river blindness prevented its people from being …
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Niger set to be first African nation to eliminate river blindness
10 Feb 2025 23:57 GMT
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WHO: Niger first African country to eliminate river blindness
05 Feb 2025 22:20 GMT
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Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is spread by … eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the … in Africa to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, WHO announced. …