Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday. Niger is "the fifth ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis-- also known as 'river blindness' -- a parasitic disease caused by a ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday. Niger is “the ...

According to WHO, onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease which is the second-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma. "Eliminating a ...

An illustration of the parasitic worm that causes river blindness.Credit: Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF “This is as hard as anything in the world,” said Professor Tony Kelleher ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease and is the second leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma. It is transmitted to humans through the ...

River blindness is a parasitic disease transmitted through the bites of a black fly that breeds near fast-flowing rivers. According to WHO, river blindness is endemic in 34 countries worldwide, of ...