As Nigeria reaches a critical milestone in the elimination of onchocerciasis—commonly known as river blindness—health experts ...

Despite significant progress in eliminating river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, around 50 million Nigerians remain at risk.

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, within the ...

"If the children born during the treatment period test negative, we can confirm that transmission is no longer occurring in those areas” ...

How AI is Changing Ophthalmology Introduction On Wednesday, the 11th of June 2025, Research and Innovation Agenda hosted Dr.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the blindness caused by the worm called Onchocerca volvulus is among the most neglected tropical diseases. “When these blood-sucking blackflies bite ...

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered a species of blood-sucking fly that can cause human blindness. “Black" flies, also referred to as “pipsa" or “potu" flies by the locals, are found ...

A recent world inventory lists 2,424 species of Simuliidae, of which at least 27 species or species complexes are known to transmit Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of the disease in humans.

The Scientist's content tagged with: Onchocerca Volvulus.ONI’s LNP Profiler Kit with AutoLNP sets new standard for Lipid Nanoparticle characterization with Super-Resolution Microscopy Oxford ...

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 ...

Press Release - 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 ...

Moxidectin tablets for oral use is prescribed to treat onchocerciasis or river blindness in patients aged 12 years and above caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.