Essays about: "water borne disease"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words water borne disease.
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1. Assessing the effect of Fusarium graminearum inoculation on the root structure of Swedish winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Several diseases attack the wheat crop and reduce the yield, such as root disease, which causes a tremendous loss in wheat production. Root rot has a variety of causal agents, such as nematodes, viruses, and bacteria, but the most common pathogens causing wheat root rot are oomycetes and fungi. READ MORE
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2. Beaver wetland and lake effects on Francisella tularensis in Swedish landscapes and hares
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The zoonotic disease tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that infects both humans and wildlife in Sweden. Associations between outbreaks of tularemia and lakes and rivers have earlier been observed, and semi-aquatic rodents and mosquitoes are believed to be key species groups in the epidemiological cycle of the disease. READ MORE
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3. Alternate wetting and drying and its influence on zoonotic disease vectors in northern Vietnam : can changing the rice-growing method reduce the presence of Japanese encephalitis virus?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Japanese encephalitis is an important disease affecting 70,000 people every year, with young children constituting the major part. Growing rice with alternate wetting and drying (AWD) methodology reduces water consumption at the same time as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emission. READ MORE
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4. Gnuer kontra tamboskap : konflikten mellan gnuer och traditionell hållning av tamboskap i östra Afrika
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Samexistens mellan vilda och tama djur fungerar inte alltid smärtfritt. Pastoralister, vars djurhållning bygger på att gå med djuren dit bete finns, så kallad frigående betesdrift, påverkas i stor grad av det vilda djurlivet. Ett stort problem för pastoralister i vissa områden i Afrika är gnuer. READ MORE
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5. Water quality in the Apac, Mbale & Lira districts, Uganda : a field study evaluating problems and suitable solutions
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Safe water is a widespread problem in developing countries. In 2004 The United Nations formed the Lake Victoria Region Water and Sanitation Initiative, which focuses on increasing the water quality and basic sanitation in both rural- and urban areas. READ MORE