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 ...

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness ... is spread by repeated bites from infected black flies. For the most part, according to the CDC, the parasite is found in rural sub-Saharan ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...

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 flies’ limited flight range also results in a higher number of cases among communities that farm along fertile rivers. Niger’s successful elimination of onchocerciasis means it now joins ...

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

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 ...