Microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus obtained from onchocercomas were inoculated subcutaneously into the inguinal region of mice. Microfilariae disseminated rapidly, invading the tail and lungs within ...

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 ...

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Onchocerciasis, which is also known as river blindness, is an infectious condition of the skin and eyes that is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerciasis is transmitted by the ...