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View Post: River Blindness Reduced in Six Countries
25 Nov 2009
Good news regarding onchocerciasis, commonly known as "river blindness." (River blindness is the world's second leading cause of blindness due to infection, and is caused by a parasitic worm.) A regional initiative launched in the 1990s ...
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View Post: River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At ...
21 Nov 2009
Health, ...WASHINGTON Nov. 21 -- A regional initiative l...The reported progress reflects the success of the Onchocerciasis Elimi... OEPA is a true success story made possible by the combined efforts of...,River,Blindness ...
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View Post: River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At ...
21 Nov 2009
21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% ...
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View Post: Drug Resistance Complicates River Blindness Fight
30 Oct 2009 by Sanket Manjul Joshipura  
Even when effective, ivermectin merely halts the progress of the disease without killing the adult parasites, and there is no vaccine. After trachoma, river blindness is the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness. ...
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View Post: Genetic Changes In River Blindness Leading To Resistance To Drug ...
23 hours ago by capacitydress  
Ivermectin, the standard poison after treating river blindness (onchocerciasis), is causing genetic changes in the parasite that causes the blight, according to a fresh study by Roger Prichard (McGill University, Canada) and colleagues, ...
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View Post: River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One Third In At ...
25 Nov 2009 by Brian K  
A regional initiative launched in the 1990s to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) in the Americas has substantially reduced the prevalence of the disease in recent years, as evidenced by a 31% decrease in the number of ...
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View Post: River Blindness
14 Nov 2009 by kenetraruffin  
I created a powerpoint presentation on a condition known as River Blindness. It impacts millions of people in Africa and is the world's 2nd leading cause of blindness. I hope that you all enjoy and can learn from the presentation. ...
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View Post: Community Support Key to Eliminating River Blindness in Tanzania ...
18 Sep 2009 by Lesly Simmons  
Earlier this week, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ran a segment on Tanzania's efforts to control onchocerciasis (river blindness), by engaging community drug distributors to deliver treatments to some of the country's most remote areas. ...
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View Post: Quality of life in the developing world
17 Nov 2009 by Natalie  
Most people in the developing world do not have AIDS, river blindness or other severe chronic conditions. Many of the diseases commonly associated with the developing world are fairly rare across all developing counties. ...
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View Post: Jenny's Blog
25 Nov 2009 by FYang12  
The setting is in an African village with a high population of blind people - blinded by a disease called River Blindness. We were given sticks to feel our surroundings; we were allowed to use our free hand as well. ...
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