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Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China
Construction of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River will substantially change the ecology of the Dongting Lake in southern China. In addition, the Central and Hunan Provinces’ governmental authorities have instigated a Return Land to Lake Program that will extend the Dongting Lake surface...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214167 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070848 |
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author | Li, Yue-Sheng Raso, Giovanna Zhao, Zheng-Yuan He, Yong-Kang Ellis, Magda K. McManus, Donald P. |
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description | Construction of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River will substantially change the ecology of the Dongting Lake in southern China. In addition, the Central and Hunan Provinces’ governmental authorities have instigated a Return Land to Lake Program that will extend the Dongting Lake surface area from the current 2,681 km(2) to 4,350 km(2).The previous construction of embankments and the large silt deposits made by the Yangtze River and other connecting rivers have contributed to frequent disastrous flooding. As a consequence of the 2 water projects, >2 million persons and their domestic animals are being resettled. This article provides an overview of the historical background of these 2 large water management projects, the associated population movement, and their impact on future transmission and control of schistosomiasis in the Dongting Lake area. The dam will likely substantially extend the range of the snail habitats and increase schistosome transmission and schistosomiasis cases. |
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spelling | pubmed-28782512010-06-03 Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China Li, Yue-Sheng Raso, Giovanna Zhao, Zheng-Yuan He, Yong-Kang Ellis, Magda K. McManus, Donald P. Emerg Infect Dis Synopsis Construction of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze River will substantially change the ecology of the Dongting Lake in southern China. In addition, the Central and Hunan Provinces’ governmental authorities have instigated a Return Land to Lake Program that will extend the Dongting Lake surface area from the current 2,681 km(2) to 4,350 km(2).The previous construction of embankments and the large silt deposits made by the Yangtze River and other connecting rivers have contributed to frequent disastrous flooding. As a consequence of the 2 water projects, >2 million persons and their domestic animals are being resettled. This article provides an overview of the historical background of these 2 large water management projects, the associated population movement, and their impact on future transmission and control of schistosomiasis in the Dongting Lake area. The dam will likely substantially extend the range of the snail habitats and increase schistosome transmission and schistosomiasis cases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2878251/ /pubmed/18214167 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070848 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Synopsis Li, Yue-Sheng Raso, Giovanna Zhao, Zheng-Yuan He, Yong-Kang Ellis, Magda K. McManus, Donald P. Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title | Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title_full | Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title_fullStr | Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title_full_unstemmed | Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title_short | Large Water Management Projects and Schistosomiasis Control, Dongting Lake Region, China |
title_sort | large water management projects and schistosomiasis control, dongting lake region, china |
topic | Synopsis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18214167 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1307.070848 |
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