Web Directory

» African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control
   Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization.
   http://www.who.int/apoc/onchocerciasis/

» BioMed Central: Onchocerciasis
   Full text article on treatment aimed at eliminating the infection from Ecuador, including the use of Ivermectin as an oral microfilaricidal drug.
   http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/5/9

» CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness
   Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
   http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/onchocerciasis/

» CDC Travelers' Health Information: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
   Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
   http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-5/onchocerciasis.aspx

» Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'
   Article from allAfrica.com.
   http://allafrica.com/stories/200112150001.html

» Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness
   Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.
   http://www.worldbank.org/afr/gper/

» Life-cycle of Onchocerca volvulus
   Illustrated information on the parasites that cause onchocerciasis which are transmitted between humans through the bites of blackfly vectors.
   http://www.who.int/apoc/onchocerciasis/lifecycle/

» OnchoNet
   Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.
   http://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html

» River Blindness 'Breakthrough'
   River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/779698.stm

» Sight Savers International - River Blindness
   Information about the disease and its treatment.
   http://www.sightsavers.org/learn_more/causes_of_blindness/river_blindness/

» TDR: Onchocerciasis
   Provides information on the research being undertaken into this disease and its vectors.
   http://apps.who.int/tdr/svc/diseases/onchocerciasis

» The Carter Center: River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Program
   Provides information on this disease and the program for its elimination being undertaken.
   http://www.cartercenter.org/health/river_blindness/index.html

» TropIKA: Onchocerciasis
   Information on this disease, review articles, news items, editorial opinions, research articles and reports.
   http://www.tropika.net/svc/home/onchocerciasis

» WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis
   Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.
   http://www.who.int/topics/onchocerciasis/en/

» eMedicine - Onchocerciasis
   Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.
   http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/224309-overview