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BioMed Central: Onchocerciasis - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.

Status Code: 302 - Location: /redircrcto.asp?issn=1523-3820
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CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindness - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.

Status Code: 200
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CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Status Code: 200
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Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years' - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Article from allAfrica.com.

Status Code: 200
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eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.

Status Code: 200
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eMedicine - Onchocerciasis - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327
Article by Deborah Eezzuduemhoi, MD.

Status Code: 200
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Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindness - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.

Status Code: 302 - Location: http://wwwr.worldbank.org/gper/
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OnchoNet - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.

Status Code: 200
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River Blindness 'Breakthrough' - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
River blindness, which affects about 17 million people, could be wiped out with antibiotics, say scientists.

Status Code: 200
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Sight Savers International - River Blindness - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
Information about the disease and its treatment.

Status Code: 400
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WHO/OMS: Onchocerciasis - http://www.worldbank.org/gper/
Factsheets, programs, press releases, and research.

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