onchocerciasis
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Noun
- Infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in africa and tropical america
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Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2023–2024
Oct 11, 2024 World Health Organization (WHO)
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Dec 10, 2020 World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 10, 2020 World Health Organization (WHO)