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Parasitic worms cause terrible diseases — could the viruses they carry be to blame?
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, the researchers saw viruses ...
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease Onchocerciasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis-- also known as 'river blindness' -- a parasitic disease caused by a ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. Eliminating a disease is a ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first ...
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Niger: WHO Verifies Niger as the First Country in the African Region to Eliminate Onchocerciasis
making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. Eliminating a disease is a ...