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Terme préférentiel

Onchocerciasis, Ocular  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • Filarial infection of the eyes transmitted from person to person by bites of Onchocerca volvulus-infected black flies. The microfilariae of Onchocerca are thus deposited beneath the skin. They migrate through various tissues including the eye. Those persons infected have impaired vision and up to 20% are blind. The incidence of eye lesions has been reported to be as high as 30% in Central America and parts of Africa.

Synonyme(s)

  • River Blindness

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PF2MZG7B-7

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 26/05/1989, dernière modification le 10/06/2019