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This 1978 photograph depicted a blackfly riverine breeding place, the vector of onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, an infection caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. Transmission is most intense in remote rural African villages, located near rapidly flowing streams.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Jesse Hobbs
Creation Date: 1978
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