Onchocerciasis
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Hugh R. Taylor
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Article
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1990
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Onchocerciasis is a devastating blinding disease caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus that infects about 80 million people, causing blindness and visual impairment in 1-2 million people. In hyperendemic areas, more than half of the population will become blind from onchocerciasis before they d