Researchers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) have raised concerns that over 43 million Nigerians are ...

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 ...

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

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” ...

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Onchocerciasis Etiology of Onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis is caused by infection with the nematode filarial Onchocerca volvulus . [121] Onchocerciasis is also called 'river blindness' because eye ...

How AI is Changing Ophthalmology IntroductionOn Wednesday, the 11th of June 2025, Research and Innovation Agenda hosted Dr. Paul Owusu Donkor, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of ...

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is caused by infection with the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus and is transmitted among humans through the bites of blackflies (Simulium spp). 2 ...

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.