Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Onchocerciasis (pronounced /ˈɒnkɵsɜrˈsaɪ.əsɨs/ or /ˈɒnkɵsɜrˈkaɪ.əsɨs/), also known as river blindness and Robles' Disease, is the world's second leading ...
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Onchocerciasis: Parasitic Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is infection with the roundworm Onchocerca volvulus. It causes itching, a rash, sometimes with scarring, as well as eye ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196m.html...
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Onchocerciasis / River Blindness ...
Learn about River Blindness and its public health significance.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/onchocerciasis/facts...
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Google Directory - Health > Conditions and Diseases > Infectious ...
Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of ... eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic709.htm ...
http://www.google.com/Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Inf...
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River blindness, disease information, NCID, CDC
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness, Onchocerca volvulus Infection) ... Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_river_blindn...
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Control of onchocerciasis.
Onchocerciasis is a filarial infection which causes blindness and debilitating skin lesions. The disease occurs in 37 countries, of which 30 are found in ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16735169...
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Focus: Onchocerciasis : Article : Nature Reviews Microbiology
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through the bite of infected ...
http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v1/n3/full/nrmicro779....
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Final report of the Conference on the eradicability of Onchocerciasis
Sixty-four experts from a variety of disciplines attended a Conference on the Eradicability of Onchocerciasis at The Carter Center, in Atlanta GA, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC150378/...
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Filaria Journal | Full text | Impact of ivermectin on ...
With the closing down of the Onchocerciasis Control Program (OCP) in West ... 2. to assess the potential to eliminate transmission of onchocerciasis by ...
http://archive.biomedcentral.com/1475-2883/2/8...
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Onchocerciasis -- Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
Onchocerciasis, commonly called river blindness, is a parasitic disease particularly prevalent in Africa, where more than 99 percent of all cases occur. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=dmssa&par...
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