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See also:
- BioMed Central: Onchocerciasis - Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.
- CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness - Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
- CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) - Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.
- eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.
- Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness - Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.
- OnchoNet - Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.
- Sight Savers International - River Blindness - Information about the disease and its treatment.
- WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis - Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.
- Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years' - Article from allAfrica.com. (December 14, 2001)
- River Blindness 'Breakthrough' - River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists. (June 7, 2000)
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