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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:disease
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:skin
eyes
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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river blindness
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gptkbp:causedBy
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gptkb:Onchocerca_volvulus
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gptkbp:complication
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hanging groin
lizard skin
nodules under skin
skin depigmentation
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gptkbp:controls
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gptkb:African_Programme_for_Onchocerciasis_Control
gptkb:Onchocerciasis_Elimination_Program_for_the_Americas
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gptkbp:diagnosedBy
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serological tests
skin snip biopsy
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1874
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Onchocerciasis
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gptkbp:lifeCycle
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adult worm
microfilariae
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gptkbp:namedFor
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gptkb:Sir_Patrick_Manson
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gptkbp:prevalence
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gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
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gptkbp:prevention
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vector control
mass drug administration
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gptkbp:publicHealthConcern
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leading cause of preventable blindness in Africa
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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filarial diseases
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gptkbp:symptom
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blindness
visual impairment
itching
skin lesions
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gptkbp:transmittedBy
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blackfly
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gptkbp:treatment
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gptkb:ivermectin
doxycycline
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gptkbp:vectorFor
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gptkb:Simulium_species
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gptkbp:WHOStatus
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neglected tropical disease
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:disease
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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