No fewer than 43 million Nigerians are currently at risk of contracting river blindness, researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research have said.The condition, also known as onchocerciasis ...

Despite significant progress in eliminating river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, over 40 million Nigerians remain ...

As Nigeria reaches a critical milestone in the elimination of onchocerciasis—commonly known as river blindness—health experts ...

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, within the ...

"If the children born during the treatment period test negative, we can confirm that transmission is no longer occurring in those areas” ...

River blindness, or onchocerciasis A parasitic worm called the Onchocerca volvulus causes onchocerciasis. A person can contract the parasite due to repeated bites from infected blackflies.

Yaba, Lagos, has given a frightening figure that over 43 million Nigerians are at risk of Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), ...

The disease is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus and is transmitted through blackfly bites, leading to severe itching, skin issues, and, ultimately, blindness. Currently, Ivermectin has ...