New Insight into Predicting Cholera in the Bengal Delta
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 11:42
in Earth & Climate
In Bangladesh cholera epidemics occur twice a year. Scientists have tried, without success, to determine the causes - and advance early detection and prevention efforts. Researchers from Tufts University have proposed a link between cholera and fluctuating water levels in the region's three principal rivers - the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna.
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