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... population explosion that immediately followed the creation of the lake . The second factor favouring the spread of schistosomiasis was the creation of a large slow moving body of water , the favoured environ- ment of the vector snail ...
... population explosion that immediately followed the creation of the lake . The second factor favouring the spread of schistosomiasis was the creation of a large slow moving body of water , the favoured environ- ment of the vector snail ...
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... population ) has declined from 15.1 per cent to 12.3 per cent over the period 1973 to 1980. " Also , " The nutritional status of the country has either deteriorated with respect to certain aspects or not improved during the period 1975 ...
... population ) has declined from 15.1 per cent to 12.3 per cent over the period 1973 to 1980. " Also , " The nutritional status of the country has either deteriorated with respect to certain aspects or not improved during the period 1975 ...
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... populations of different mosquito species . The results appear in a very valuable table . The most significant changes appear to have been a reduction in the number of different species from 20 to 16 , and a radical increase in the ...
... populations of different mosquito species . The results appear in a very valuable table . The most significant changes appear to have been a reduction in the number of different species from 20 to 16 , and a radical increase in the ...
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