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).

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is spread by infected blackflies in rural areas along rivers and lakes. Niger is the first African country and fifth worldwide to eliminate the ...

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