River Blindness Pioneer Rene Le Berre, Dead At 78
René Le Berre, PhD, an entomologist and pioneer in the
diagnosis and treatment of river blindness, died on
December 6, 2010, in L’Aiguillon-sur-Mer, France, at the age
of 78. Dr. Le Berre was responsible for preserving the sight
of millions of people in Africa. Educated at the Institut
Pasteur in Paris and recipient...