Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindness
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 21:21
in Health & Medicine
The parasite that causes river blindness infects about 37 million people in parts of Africa and Latin America, causing blindness and other major eye and skin diseases in about 5 million of them. A study now sheds light on the genetic makeup of the parasite, a step toward the goal of eradication.
