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One clue is that sufferers of a disease called river blindness are much more likely to have nodding syndrome as well.
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Jennifer Abbasi, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2013
Yes, ivermectin is approved for some human uses: It is used to cure parasitic diseases that mostly occur in low-income countries, such as river blindness and liver flukes.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 July 2023
Twitter feed has just about had it with the widespread off-label use of ivermectin—a generic anti-parasitic drug commonly used in veterinary medicine, as well as a treatment for diseases like river blindness in humans—as an alternative to the Covid-19 vaccines.
—Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2021
Benton, who ran the World Bank’s river blindness project for over 20 years, has written a very useful history of the efforts by African governments and a consortium of donors to control and eventually eradicate the disease.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2020
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Jennifer Abbasi, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2013
Yes, ivermectin is approved for some human uses: It is used to cure parasitic diseases that mostly occur in low-income countries, such as river blindness and liver flukes.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 July 2023
Twitter feed has just about had it with the widespread off-label use of ivermectin—a generic anti-parasitic drug commonly used in veterinary medicine, as well as a treatment for diseases like river blindness in humans—as an alternative to the Covid-19 vaccines.
—Natalie Shure, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2021
Benton, who ran the World Bank’s river blindness project for over 20 years, has written a very useful history of the efforts by African governments and a consortium of donors to control and eventually eradicate the disease.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2020
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“River blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20blindness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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river blindness
noun
riv·er blindness
ˈriv-ər- 
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