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Onchocerciasis | River Blindness - References

Written by - Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Nov 17, 2015

References:

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 19^th edition
Parasites - Onchocerciasis (also known as River Blindness) - (http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/onchocerciasis/)

Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Reshma Anand

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Nov 17, 2015
Last Updated on Nov 17, 2015

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