A photomicrograph revealing the histology of Onchocerca volvulus developing in a black fly, Simulium ochraceum, 1978. River Blindness, is transmitted to its human host through the bite of Simulium spp. flies such as the Black Fly. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. R.C. Collins.

A photomicrograph revealing the histology of Onchocerca volvulus developing in a black fly, Simulium ochraceum, 1978. River Blindness, is transmitted to its human host through the bite of Simulium spp. flies such as the Black Fly. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. R.C. Collins. Stock Photo

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1 January 1978

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A photomicrograph revealing the histology of Onchocerca volvulus developing in a black fly, Simulium ochraceum, 1978. River Blindness, is transmitted to its human host through the bite of Simulium spp. flies such as the Black Fly. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. R.C. Collins.

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