http://ideas.eyeconx.net/story.php?title=what-is-river-blindness River blindness is actually a phrase coined by our founder the late Sir John Wilson, when he travelled to West Africa in the 1950s. Its official name is onchocerciasis.River blindness is caused by a parasitical worm,onchocerca volvulus. The worm larvae are spread by the black simulium fly, which breed by the oxygen rich water of fast flowing rivers. The fly transmits the disease when it bites peop... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:44:54 EDT en