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  2. Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia

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    Onchocerciasis is the second leading cause of blindness from infectious causes. Main disease symptoms, such as blindness and itching, contribute to disease burden by limiting the infected individuals' ability to live and work. Individuals most at risk live or work in areas where Simulium blackflies are most common, mostly near rivers and streams.

  3. Iowa River - Wikipedia

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    The Iowa River is noted for recreational and commercial fishing. Game fish include largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, channel and flathead catfish, crappie and other panfish. The Coralville Reservoir is commercially fished for carp and buffalo fish. Pine Lake State Park is located on the Iowa River at Eldora.

  4. Geography of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Simplified map of Iowa Bedrock formations of Iowa The geography of Iowa includes the study of bedrock, landforms, rivers, geology, paleontology and urbanisation of the U.S. state of Iowa . The state covers an area of 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km 2 ).

  5. List of rivers of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    Iowa river Alphabetically. Bear Creek (Upper Iowa River tributary) ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Iowa (1974) This page was last edited on 8 January 2025, at ...

  6. Iowa cities along the Mississippi River are the latest to be ...

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    The Davenport center is located at 3908 West River Drive, and the Bettendorf facility at 24495 Valley Drive. According to Wilson, major evacuations are not likely to be needed, but that doesn't ...

  7. Onchocerca volvulus - Wikipedia

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    Onchocerca volvulus is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes onchocerciasis (river blindness), and is the second-leading cause of blindness due to infection worldwide after trachoma. It is one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases listed by the World Health Organization, with elimination from certain countries expected ...

  8. Iowa History Month: How Kenneth Jernigan transformed ... - AOL

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    Iowa has long been recognized as innovative with respect to the blind, seeing the need to enable the blind to compete on a footing of equality. Iowa History Month: How Kenneth Jernigan transformed ...

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