However, in other parts of the world, such as Africa, black flies can transmit parasitic worms that cause onchocerciasis, a ...

and their Role as Vectors of Onchocerciasis By Herbert T. Dalmat. (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 125, No. 1, Pub. 4173.) Pp. 425 + 44 pl. (Washington, D ...

The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...

On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis -- also known as 'river blindness' -- a parasitic disease caused by ...

River blindness is a parasitic disease transmitted through the bites of a black fly that breeds near fast-flowing rivers ... and the Western Pacific to achieve a future free of river blindness ...