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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases
Fishermen on Botswana's Chobe River, site of the study of floodwaters and disease.
Credit: Virginia Tech
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When floodplains go dry, disease outbreaks occur as the waters recede into the main river channel.
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Scientists collect samples from the Chobe River for water quality assessments.
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Water-related disease is a growing threat to children under five in sub-Saharan Africa.
Credit: K Joos Vandewalle
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Elephants share the Chobe River floodplain with the human residents of the area.
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Sunset over the Chobe River. Its future and that of people living along its floodplain are linked.
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