Optimized strategy for real-time qPCR detection of Onchocerca volvulus DNA in pooled Simulium sp. blackfly vectors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Dec 14;17(12):e0011815. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011815.

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River blindness or onchocerciasis is an eye and skin disease transmitted by repeated bites of Simulium type infected blackflies (that are commonly found around rivers and streams) causing symptoms ...

It is an infection caused by a parasite called parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by the bite of an infected Simulium blackfly, causing skin diseases and even blindness. The live adult ...