Cure and Prevention
Although no proper cure or vaccine exists for the disease, WHO recommends using ivermectin to treat the disease for 10-15 years.
The antibiotic doxycycline weakens the worms by killing an associated bacterium called Wolbachia, and is recommended by some as well.
The only measures of prevention can be proper clothing to avoid bites, sanitation, spreading of insecticides and medical check ups to detect the disease early on.
Source of information- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/onchocerciasis
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