Onchocerca volvulus is a spirurid nematode from the Superfamily Filarial diseases, family Onchocerciadae. We report a family member from Saudi Arabia with Onchocerciasis from Dammam City.We report a family member from Saudi Arabia with Onchocerciasis from Dammam City. Ocular lesions, ranging from sclerosing keratitis to optic nerve atrophy, increase the incidence of Blindness among patients.Knowledge about tropical diseases in non-tropical countries is essential to early diagnosis and treatment.
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