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River blindness is a parasitic disease caused by the worm Onchocerca volvulus, transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies that breed near fast-flowing rivers, leading to skin problems ...

Once inside the human body, the worm forms nodules beneath the skin and eventually migrates to the eyes, leading to irreversible blindness," Banerjee said. While no case of active transmission was ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Thursday that the UN agency is facing the greatest disruption to health in ...

Three states have legalized over-the-counter sales of ivermectin, but people should only take it for approved uses with ...

The drug has been used in the U.S. for decades, but human trials of the drug in Africa found it cured individuals who had developed river blindness.

The WHO’s director-general highlights the severe impact of global health financing disruptions, urging governments to ...

In 2022, the transmission of river blindness was interrupted, and lymphatic filariasis was halted in 2024 through sustained mass drug administration.” Eigege further revealed that more than 66 ...

This legislative session, Louisiana state Sen. Mike Fesi has proposed a bill to make ivermectin an over-the-counter medication, basically meaning that it can be obtained without a prescription from a ...

AFRICAN health experts have renewed commitment to accelerate efforts to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that continue ...

First used in livestock, in the late 80s it found broad human use, mainly in the third world, treating river blindness, which historically had been a top cause of preventable blindness worldwide.