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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.](/news/mmg/media/images/fishermen_f.jpg)
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.](/news/mmg/media/images/floodplains_f.jpg)
When floodplains go dry, disease outbreaks occur as the waters recede into the main river channel.
Credit: Virginia Tech
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![Scientists collect samples from the Chobe River for water quality assessments.](/news/mmg/media/images/water sampling 2_f.jpg)
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.](/news/mmg/media/images/RS103280_201432320261_f.jpg)
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.](/news/mmg/media/images/elephant floodplain_f.jpg)
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.](/news/mmg/media/images/sunset Chobe River_f.jpg)
Sunset over the Chobe River. Its future and that of people living along its floodplain are linked.
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