Vivax Waterholes in Turkana, Kenya (IMAGE)

Duke University

Vivax Waterholes in Turkana, Kenya

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A traditional method of gathering clean water in Northwestern Kenya involves making pits on the sandy riverbank and letting the water filter upward into the hole. People then painstakingly scoop up this relatively clean water for use, but the pits left behind make excellent mosquito breeding habitat.

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Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara - Duke Global Health Institute

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