ID#: 16634
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This West African man was a victim of the disease onchocerciasis, more commonly referred to as, river blindness, which is caused by the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Jesse Hobbs
Creation Date: 1978
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