Onchocerca volvulus -- the parasite that causes river blindness--has not been shown to affect brain function, which would be required if the parasite were also directly responsible for causing NS.

In sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America, there is a parasitic worm that infects about 25m people, causing serious skin diseases, epilepsy and blindness. Known as Onchocerca volvulus, it ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved moxidectin for the treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness) due to Onchocerca volvulus in patients ≥12 years of age.. Moxidectin, a ...

Recent reports of patients failing to respond to ivermectin, the standard drug for treating river blindness (onchocerciasis), have suggested the emergence of drug-resistant Onchocerca volvulus ...

STROMECTOL has no activity against adult Onchocerca volvulus parasites.” The FDA adds , “some topical (on the skin) forms of ivermectin are approved to treat external parasites like head lice ...

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 ...

They looked at two worm species: Brugia malayi, which causes swelling of the limbs, and Onchocerca volvulus, which causes skin diseases and blindness. In both worms, ...

Onchocerca volvulus. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstuck.com To repeat the transmission and spread of the infection to other individuals, a blackfly will need to bite a human host and ingest ...

The link is not clear cut, though. “We know that [Onchocerca volvulus] is involved in some way, but it is a little puzzling because [the worm] is fairly common in areas that do not have nodding ...

Looking at the genome of worm Onchocerca volvulus may help scientists find new drugs to kill the parasite. By Léa Surugue Published 21 November 2016, 5:44 PM GMT.

Onchocerciasis is an infectious disease that can cause blindness and permanent skin damage. The source of onchocerciasis is a parasitic worm called Onchocerca volvulus. A person can contract this ...

Onchocerca volvulus emerging from a blackfly’s antenna. US Department of Agriculture. Copy link. Email. X (Twitter) Bluesky. Facebook. LinkedIn. WhatsApp. Messenger ...