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?Onchocerca volvulus O. vovulus, the causative agent of river blindness. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Order: Spirurida Family: Filariidae Genus: Onchocerca Species: O. volvulus Binomial name Onchocerca volvulus Bickel 1982 Onchocerciasis (On-kough-sir-KY-A-sis) or river blindness is the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness. It is caused by Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic worm that can liv ...
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Onchocerciasis Clinical Trials
- Host Response to Infection and Treatment in Filarial Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001230 - Recruiting
Filariasis; Helminthiasis; Loiasis; Mansonelliasis; Onchocerciasis
- Clinical Trial of Rifampin and Azithromycin for the Treatment of Riverblindness
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00127504 - Completed
Onchocerciasis
- Study Evaluating Orally Administered Moxidectin in Subjects With Onchocerca Volvulus Infection
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00300768 - Recruiting
Onchocerciasis
Resources
- Onchocerciasis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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