infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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Dengue, filariasis, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, and American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) are other diseases carried by insects. 登革热病、丝虫病、黑热病、盘尾丝虫病及美洲锥虫病（查格斯病）也是由昆虫传播的疾病。
Monkeypox, onchocerciasis and African trypanosomiasis are endemic in the region, and epidemic-prone diseases include measles and meningitis. 猴痘、盘尾丝虫病和非洲锥虫病在该地区呈地方性流行,易流行的疾病包括麻疹和脑膜炎。
Any of a genus(Simulium)of black flies,several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis. 蚋属绳一种(蚋属)属黑绳，其中一些品种上携带能引起盘带丝虫病的寄生丝虫
Any of a genus (Simulium) of black flies, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis. 蚋属绳：一种（蚋属）属黑绳，其中一些品种上携带能引起盘带丝虫病的寄生丝虫
Any of a genus(Simulium) of black flies, several species of which transmit the parasitic filarial worms that cause onchocerciasis. 蚋属绳一种（蚋属）属黑绳，其中一些品种上携带能引起盘带丝虫病的寄生丝虫
The area should be free of major environmental health hazards such as malaria, onchocerciasis (river blindness), schistosomiasis (bilharzia), or tsetse fly. 安置点必须远离重大的环境健康威胁：如疟疾、盘尾丝虫病(河盲症)、血吸虫病(比哈西亚症)或者采采蝇(睡病蝇)。
