“River Blindness”

17.7million affected.

775,000Blind or visually impaired.

95percent of cases occur in Africa.

Distribution

Why Africa???

Think climate…

Eye lesions

Keratinitis

Nodules

Fever

Discoloration

Joint Pain

I breed in fast-flowing rivers.

I am transmitted by the black fly.

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Education

Insecticides

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