river blindness
- n 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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- Merck Applauds Colombia for First PAHO/WHO Verification of Elimination of River Blindness
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck announces that the PAHO/WHO has verified Colombia as the first country in the world to eliminate the transmission of river blindness (onchocerciasis), using MECTIZAN.
July 29, 2013 - Business Wire