Stowaway bacteria inside parasitic worms, and not the worms themselves, cause river blindness, according to new research.

Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.

Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.

Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Article from allAfrica.com.

Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.

Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.

Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.

Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization.

Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.

River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.

Information about the disease and its treatment.

Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.