Nature: Bacteria Cause River Blindness
Research report arguing that loss of sight is caused by Wolbachia microbes carried by filarial nematode worms, rather than the worms themselves.
www.nature.com/nsu/020304/020304-9.html
Eradicability of Onchocerciasis
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Extensive 2002 report describing the epidemiological and entomological differences between onchocerciasis in Africa and the Americas.
www.cartercenter.org/documents/1047.pdf