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	CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/onchocerciasis/ Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
	Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/ Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.
	BioMed Central: Onchocerciasis - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327 Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.
	eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1667.htm Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.
	eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic709.htm Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.

	Sight Savers International - River Blindness - http://www.sightsavers.org.uk/What We Do/Eye Conditions/River Blindness/World1622.html Information about the disease and its treatment.
	CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/oncho.htm Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
	River Blindness 'Breakthrough' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/779698.stm River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.
	Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years' - http://allafrica.com/stories/200112150001.html Article from allAfrica.com.
	WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis - http://www.who.int/health-topics/oncho.htm Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.

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

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