盘尾丝虫病即河盲症是由盘尾丝虫感染人体引起的寄生虫病 ,也是感染性致盲的主要原因。全世界有 1 2亿人属于高危人群 ,1 80 0万感染者 ,其中 2 70万感染者已失明。河盲症严重地影响着人类的健康和生命。每年大量的经费用于控制和消灭传播媒介 ,虽然取得了一定的效果 ,但是不断 Onchocerciasis, that is, river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by inoculation of onchocerciasis and is also a major cause of infectious blinding. Of the 120 million people in the world who are at high risk, 18 million are infected, of whom 27 million have been blind. River blindness seriously affects human health and life. Every year a lot of money is spent on controlling and eliminating the media, and although it has achieved some results,