- WHO: Onchocerciasis
Overview of the disease and information about current research into its prevention and treatment.
www.who.int/tdr/diseases/oncho/default.htm
- 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
- CDC Travelers' Health: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Briefly describes the condition and offers prevention tips.
www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/oncho.htm
- Eradicability of Onchocerciasis
(PDF)
Extensive 2002 report describing the epidemiological and entomological differences between onchocerciasis in Africa and the Americas.
www.cartercenter.org/documents/1047.pdf
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