News tagged with flowing rivers

African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995—2015: Model-estimated health impact and cost

A relatively inexpensive program set up to combat river blindness, an infectious disease, has resulted in major health improvements in Africa, shows a study conducted by Erasmus University Medical Center researchers. The ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 31, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists reveal how river blindness worm thrives

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that the worm which causes River Blindness survives by using a bacterium to provide energy, as well as help 'trick' the body's immune system into thinking it is fighting ...

Genetics Aug 22, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |