Ghannoum M A, Moore K E, Al-Dulaimi M, Nasr M
Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg B. 1981 Sep;173(6):501-8.
The incidence of nine water-related diseases in the Brak oases of the Sahara desert, before and after the installation of water treatment plants, are reported. Immediately following installation of the plants there was a drop in the incidence of most of the water related diseases. There then followed a gradual deterioration in the treatment plants and within a year the incidence of four of the diseases was again rising. Furthermore neither malaria or giardiases showed any drop in incidence over the study period. Bacillary dysentary, infectious hepatitis and bilharzia did however drop significantly over the three years. A correlation between bacillary dysentary and the mean noon-time temperature for two of the three years was noted.
报告了撒哈拉沙漠布拉克绿洲安装水处理厂前后九种与水相关疾病的发病率。在安装水处理厂后，大多数与水相关疾病的发病率立即下降。随后，处理厂逐渐恶化，不到一年，其中四种疾病的发病率再次上升。此外，在研究期间，疟疾和贾第虫病的发病率均未下降。然而，在三年期间，细菌性痢疾、传染性肝炎和血吸虫病的发病率确实显著下降。有人指出，三年中的两年，细菌性痢疾与中午平均气温之间存在相关性。
