Effect of irrigation and large dams on the burden of malaria on a global and regional scale

Human-made ecologic transformations have occurred at an unprecedented rate over the past 50 years. Prominent among them are water resource development projects. An estimated 40,000 large dams and 800,000 small dams have been built, and 272 million hectares of land are currently under irrigation worl...

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Published in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 72; no. 4; p. 392
Main Authors:	Keiser, Jennifer, De Castro, Marcia Caldas, Maltese, Michael F, Bos, Robert, Tanner, Marcel, Singer, Burton H, Utzinger, Jürg
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-2005
Subjects:	Endemic Diseases Global Health Humans Malaria - epidemiology Water Supply World Health Organization
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