HEALTH● LOW1h ago · Oct 14, 2026, 5:33 PM
Global River Blindness Treatment Hits Record
Human Progress · global
“Onchocerciasis is caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus and transmitted through the bites of blackflies (Simulium spp.). Adult worms live in subcutaneous nodules, where the females release millions of microfilariae (first-stage larvae, L1) that migrate through the skin and eyes, causing intense itching, disfiguring skin disease and, after prolonged exposure, visual impairment and irreversible […] The post Global River Blindness Treatment Hits Record appeared first on Human Progress.
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