Disease Data
History of Mectizan® Treatment in the Americas (PDF)
Carter Center-Assisted River Blindness Program: Mectizan® Treatments 1996 – 2017 (PDF)
Disease Cycle
Life Cycle of River Blindness Courtesy of The Houston Chronicle
River Blindness Life Cycle Infographic (Male - English) Credit: The Carter Center/A. Granberg
River Blindness Life Cycle Infographic (Female- English) Credit: The Carter Center/A. Granberg
River Blindness Life Cycle Infographic (Female - Spanish) Credit: The Carter Center/A. Granberg
Disease Range
Current Transmission Status in the 13 Foci of the Americas (PDF)
Credit: The Carter Center
Updated December 2018
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