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Lakes State begins River blindness, Elephantiasis vaccination campaign
19 Jul 2025 14:49 GMT
… eliminating three debilitating parasitic diseases; onchocerciasis (river blindness), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), and bilharzia … of all three different diseases; onchocerciasis, elephantiasis and bilharzia which necessitate …
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Lakes State launches mass vaccination campaign for river blindness
19 Jul 2025 10:03 GMT
The campaign to treat Onchocerciasis (or river blindness), an eye and skin disease … -door campaign for Onchocerciasis (river blindness).
The campaign to treat Onchocerciasis (or river blindness), an eye …
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Lakes State launches drive to vaccinate over 1 million against river blindness, elephantiasis
18 Jul 2025 15:04 GMT
… tropical diseases like onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) and lymphatic … counties, giving out medicine for river blindness and elephantiasis,” said Taban. … “They will receive drugs for river blindness, elephantiasis, and bilharzia.”
Taban …
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NIMR upbeat on ending river blindness in endemic states
03 Jul 2025 14:56 GMT
… is inching closer to eliminating river blindness as transmission has been … drug administration using ivermectin.
River blindness is transmitted through the bites … river blindness. He noted that while science has clearly established that onchocerciasis …
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Elephantiasis, onchocerciasis vaccination campaign launched in Lakes State
18 Jul 2025 09:25 GMT
… Thursday launched an elephantiasis and onchocerciasis (OV) vaccination campaign targeting over … be given a medicine for onchocerciasis and elephantiasis.
“The target … to administer three medicines for onchocerciasis, elephantiasis, and bilharzia there at …
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AI-Driven Breakthrough In River Blindness Treatment
20 Jun 2025 12:08 GMT
… River Blindness: Machine Learning and Molecular Docking for Drug Repurposing Against Onchocerciasis”.
Understanding River Blindness
River Blindness … properties and potential efficacy against River Blindness.
Current Stage and Future Directions …
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Abia free of river blindness disease – FMH
04 Jun 2025 08:53 GMT
… declared Abia state free of river blindness. With the clear slate, Abia …
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Onchocerciasis Treatment Report 2025 – For Strategy Officers And Market Intelligence Teams
03 Jul 2025 11:28 GMT
… .com/report/onchocerciasis-treatment-global-market-report
What … as a new treatment for river blindness in individuals aged 4 years … How Is The Onchocerciasis Treatment Market Structured?
The onchocerciasis treatment market is …
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ZSI study on blackflies offers hope for river blindness control
04 Apr 2025 18:18 GMT
… carriers of a worm causing river blindness.
| Photo Credit: SPECIAL … problems and potential blindness.
River blindness follows trachoma as the leading … Health Organisation (WHO) considers river blindness or onchocerciasis among the most neglected …
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Garbabi: Home of River Blindness
04 Apr 2025 15:16 GMT