Health

Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.

Article from allAfrica.com.

Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.

Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.

Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Provides information on this disease and the program for its elimination being undertaken.

River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.

Full text article on treatment aimed at eliminating the infection from Ecuador, including the use of Ivermectin as an oral microfilaricidal drug.