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... disease were un- covered by government officials and a number of states had passed from attack to consolidation or maintenance . Similar triumphs were registered in Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Paraguay , Venezuela , Mex- ico , and Central ...
... disease were un- covered by government officials and a number of states had passed from attack to consolidation or maintenance . Similar triumphs were registered in Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Paraguay , Venezuela , Mex- ico , and Central ...
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... disease . Before 1925 , when the scheme was started , schistosomiasis was practically unknown in the Blue Nile area . As soon as the scheme came into operation , the disease started spreading and continued to do so in spite of all the ...
... disease . Before 1925 , when the scheme was started , schistosomiasis was practically unknown in the Blue Nile area . As soon as the scheme came into operation , the disease started spreading and continued to do so in spite of all the ...
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... disease is increased drastically by large - scale ir- rigation schemes because its mosquito vector tends to breed in water bodies rich in organic matter , such as marshes , sewers , and badly maintained drains . River blindness , or ...
... disease is increased drastically by large - scale ir- rigation schemes because its mosquito vector tends to breed in water bodies rich in organic matter , such as marshes , sewers , and badly maintained drains . River blindness , or ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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