Noun: onchocerciasis ,ón-kow,sur'kI-u-sis or ,ón-kow,sur'sI-u-sis
- Infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black flies; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
"Onchocerciasis control programs have significantly reduced the disease's prevalence";
- river blindness
Type of: infestation
Encyclopedia: Onchocerciasis, ocular