About the project
Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease spread by the black fly, which lives near the fast flowing rivers in the rural parts of Africa. When bitten by the fly, a worm larvae enters the body where it produces thousands of microfilarie that invade the body and travel toward the eyes causing severe damage on the retina.
The disease is particularly prevalent in Africa, where more than 99 percent of all cases occur. 500.000 people are already blind, 37 million are infected and another 120 million are at risk.
These portraits from remote communities in Taraba State, Nigeria, allow us to witness a devastating disease unknown to the western world.