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Onchocerciasis, Ocular

Known as: River Blindness, Onchocerciasis, Ocular [Disease/Finding], Blindness, River 
Filarial infection of the eyes transmitted from person to person by bites of Onchocerca volvulus-infected black flies. The microfilariae of… 
National Institutes of Health

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EyeIn BloodMicrobiologicalPraziquantel

Broader (2)

OnchocerciasisParasitic Endophthalmitis

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Repurposing Auranofin as a Lead Candidate for Treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis
Two major human diseases caused by filariid nematodes are onchocerciasis, or river blindness, and lymphatic filariasis, which can… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Oral drug therapy for multiple neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review.
CONTEXT The neglected tropical diseases include 13 conditions that occur in areas of extreme poverty and are poverty promoting… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Antigen-specific T regulatory-1 cells are associated with immunosuppression in a chronic helminth infection (onchocerciasis).
Review
2001
Review
2001
Control of onchocerciasis today: status and challenges.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Angiogenic activity of Onchocerca volvulus recombinant proteins similar to vespid venom antigen 5.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The Ov20 Protein of the Parasitic Nematode Onchocerca volvulus
Ov20 is a major antigen of the parasitic nematodeOnchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of river blindness in humans, and the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Interleukin 4 and T helper type 2 cells are required for development of experimental onchocercal keratitis (river blindness)
Inflammation of the corneal stroma (stromal keratitis) is a serious complication of infection with the nematode parasite… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A DNA sequence specific for forest form Onchocerca volvulus
Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus, a filarial parasite which infects about 40… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
EFFICACY AND TOLERANCE OF IVERMECTININ HUMAN ONCHOCERCIASIS
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Efficacy and tolerance of ivermectin in human onchocerciasis.
Initial clinical studies in 32 Senegalese subjects have demonstrated the efficacy of ivermectin in Onchocerca volvulus infection… 
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