Pregnant and abandoned, Ochai traveled hundreds of miles across Nigeria to seek medical treatment in her home state for her 'leopard skin' - a symptom of onchocerciasis, a condition which can ...

Onchocerciasis is an infectious disease that can cause blindness and permanent skin damage. The source of onchocerciasis is a parasitic worm called Onchocerca volvulus. A person can contract this ...

Pregnant and abandoned, Ochai travelled hundreds of miles across Nigeria to seek medical treatment in her home state for her 'leopard skin' - a symptom of onchocerciasis, a condition which can ...