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Definition: Onchocerca volvulus
onchocerciasis
\onchocerciasis\ n. (Med.)
An infection with nematodes of the genus
Onchocerca,
especially
Onchocerca volvulus. Untreated, such infections
can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced
cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical
Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called
river blindness.
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