Epidemiology of Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) among fishing communities

Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater body in the tropics and the second largest in the world . Located in East Africa, the Lake is bordered by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It serves as an important source of both fish for food trade, water for domestic and industrial uses for the surrounding region and a source of hydroelectric power and irrigation among many other resources. All along, focus has been on fishing but any talk on the health of the fishers. This is a break through trial to ,incorporate the health of the fisherfolk community in the rejuvenation of a healthy lake. This study tries to marry the life and health of man with the purely zoological and scientific approaches that have been the tradition, and an oversight over the Lake Victoria basin

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kadama, A.B, Magumba, M., Balirwa, J.S., Kab'aleraine, N, Kyangwa, M., Odongkara, K.O.
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2000
Subjects:	Fisheries,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34807
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