Onchocerciasis, also known as "river blindness", is a neglected tropical disease infecting millions of people mainly in Africa and the Middle East but also in South America and Central America.

Previous ultrastructural studies on various microfilariae have suggested the presence of a trilaminar membrane at the parasite cuticle. In the present report, the formation of the cuticle of ...

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection brings about skin lesions and severe eye damage and that can lead to irreversible blindness. Fertility-change associated genetic selection in parasite ...

Despite decades of research, scientists have yet to pinpoint the exact cause of nodding syndrome (NS), a disabling disease affecting African children. A new report suggests that blackflies infected ...

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus (O. volvulus). River blindness is on the World Health Organization’s list of ...

The parasitic nematode worms responsible for diseases such as river blindness and elephantiasis currently infect more than 150 million people in tropical regions around the world. They leave millions ...

Onchocerciasis is a parasitic infection also called river blindness or Robles disease. It affects people in the tropical regions of Africa and some South American countries. It causes skin and eye ...

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease that affects the skin and eyes. It’s caused by the worm Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerca volvulus is a parasite. It’s spread to humans and ...

Onchocerciasis is an infectious disease that can cause blindness and permanent skin damage. The source of onchocerciasis is a parasitic worm called Onchocerca volvulus. A person can contract this ...

A Virginia Tech researcher has received a $558,747 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to screen small chemical libraries in ...