They decided to test ivermectin because of what they saw when it was used to treat riverblindness in Africa.
科学家们决定对伊维菌素进行测试,是因为当它在非洲被用于治疗河盲症时,他们有所发现。
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But in some places, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, families have moved away from rivers because they fear catching riverblindness.
然而在某些地方,尤其是撒哈拉南部非洲的周边地区,因为害怕患上河盲,人们迁至远离河流的地方。
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A drug already widely used in massive campaigns to help control two parasitic diseases riverblindness and elephantiasis could also drive down malaria a new study has found.