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In 1995, Carter negotiated a two-month cease-fire in Sudan to allow health care workers there to more safely help eradicate Guinea worm disease, prevent river blindness, and vaccinate children against polio.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Great progress is also underway in combating river blindness.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
One clue is that sufferers of a disease called river blindness are much more likely to have nodding syndrome as well.
—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
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Great progress is also underway in combating river blindness.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
One clue is that sufferers of a disease called river blindness are much more likely to have nodding syndrome as well.
—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
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“River blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20blindness. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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river blindness
noun
riv·er blindness
ˈriv-ər- 
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