| The parasitic disease schistosomiasis has been associated with the stagnant water of the fields and the reservoir. Some studies indicate that the number of individuals affected has increased since the opening of the High Aswan Dam. The Nile River and now the High Aswan Dam is Egypt’s lifeline. About 95% of Egypt’s population lives within twelve miles of the river. Were it not for the river and its sediment, the grand civilization of ancient Egypt would have probably never existed (Rosenberg, 1998). |
