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Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the
rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
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eMedicine - Onchocerciasis
Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic709.htm
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OnchoNet
Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.
http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html
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Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness
Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.
http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
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WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis
Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.
http://www.who.int/health-topics/oncho.htm
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CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness
Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/riverblindness/
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eMedicine - Onchocerciasis
Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1667.htm
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Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'
Article from allAfrica.com.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200112150001.html
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River Blindness 'Breakthrough'
River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say
scientists.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/779698.stm
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Sight Savers International - River Blindness
Information about the disease and its treatment.
http://www.sightsavers.org.uk/html/savingsight/treatments/river.htm
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CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/oncho.htm
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Bacteria Cause River Blindness
Stowaway bacteria inside parasitic worms, and not the worms themselves, cause river blindness,
according to new research.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020304/020304-9.html
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Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa
Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization.
http://www.who.int/ocp/
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