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Water Resources , Parasitic Diseases , Risk Factors , Environmental Health , Cambodia , Laos , Thailand , Sustainable Development , VietnamABSTRACT
The construction of river dams in north-east Thailand led to better navigational conditions, the generation of adequate amounts of electricity, improved water supplies for domestic and agricultural use, the expansion of fishing, and higher incomes. However, people in the area, particularly those where irrigation schemes were established, suffered increasing incidences of parasitic diseases, most notably opisthorchiasis. By involving the communities directly in a control programme it has proved possible to diminish this drawback to a significant extent
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Water Supply, Rural , Health Education , Parasitic Diseases/prevention & controlABSTRACT
Villagers exposed to liver fluke infection in north-east Thailand were advised to pay for diagnosis and treatment. On the basis of the response obtained a project for the control of the parasite in seven provinces has been planned, within the framework of a primary health care scheme
