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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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