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» 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)