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21 July 2013
July 20, 2013 (JUBA) - Nearly six million South Sudanese remain at risk of contracting river blindness disease due to negligence, health officials have warned.
River blindness, also known as Ochocerciasis is an eye and skin disease caused by a tiny worm called onchocerca volvulus, which is spread by the bite of an infected black fly.
Its symptoms, among other include intense itching, skin rash and discoloration, eye lesions, and/or subcutaneous bumps (nodules) under the skin. The skin (...)
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