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His wife sued the hospital in an attempt to allow Bowden to treat Jones with ivermectin, a drug that is best known as a treatment for river blindness in humans, but during the COVID-19 pandemic gained popularity as a drug to treat the virus.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
More than 99% of cases of river blindness occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where a number of countries are nearing elimination.
—Patrick Adams, NPR, 5 June 2025
In 1995, Carter negotiated a two-month cease-fire in Sudan to allow health care workers there to more safely help eradicate Guinea worm disease, prevent river blindness, and vaccinate children against polio.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Great progress is also underway in combating river blindness.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
More than 99% of cases of river blindness occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where a number of countries are nearing elimination.
—Patrick Adams, NPR, 5 June 2025
In 1995, Carter negotiated a two-month cease-fire in Sudan to allow health care workers there to more safely help eradicate Guinea worm disease, prevent river blindness, and vaccinate children against polio.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Great progress is also underway in combating river blindness.
—Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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“River blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20blindness. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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river blindness
noun
riv·er blindness
ˈriv-ər- 
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