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Thus, the Bulinus and Biomphalaria snails that act as intermediary hosts during
the schistosomiasis cycle tend to flourish in the habitat provided by the aquatic
weeds that invade large man-made lakes. Indeed the submerged weeds in Lake
...
Thus, the Bulinus and Biomphalaria snails that act as intermediary hosts during
the schistosomiasis cycle tend to flourish in the habitat provided by the aquatic
weeds that invade large man-made lakes. Indeed the submerged weeds in Lake
...
Page 90
teeism or the reduction in the work capacity resulting from schistosomiasis as
well as the cost of medical care and the cost of control."48 So too, W. H. Wright
has shown that the actual monetary cost of schistosomiasis for Africa as a whole
is ...
teeism or the reduction in the work capacity resulting from schistosomiasis as
well as the cost of medical care and the cost of control."48 So too, W. H. Wright
has shown that the actual monetary cost of schistosomiasis for Africa as a whole
is ...
Page 394
Ash, Grant, 268 Asian Development Bank, 47 Aswan, water yield at, 203-4
Aswan Dam: cost of drains and, 145; earthquakes and, 112, 116, 117: insect
pests and, 68-70; land loss to development and, 1 97-99; schistosomiasis and,
82 Aswan ...
Ash, Grant, 268 Asian Development Bank, 47 Aswan, water yield at, 203-4
Aswan Dam: cost of drains and, 145; earthquakes and, 112, 116, 117: insect
pests and, 68-70; land loss to development and, 1 97-99; schistosomiasis and,
82 Aswan ...
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