UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
24 December 2007
The parasitic disease river blindness, once thought to have been eradicated from Côte d'Ivoire, has re-emerged in some regions following years of armed conflict that wiped out mechanisms for surveillance and control, health officials say.
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In the fifth paragraph there is mistake where it says "After mating, a female fly releases up to 1,000 tiny worms per day, known as microfilariae". We think the article is referring to "female worm" instead of "female fly" Best regards Dr. Paz ICGES Panama