A Natural History Detective Story: A Shallow Water Problem

Season 1 Episode 5

Expert Jay Stauffer explains why the problems of Lake Malawi are a shallow water issue.

Bilharzia is a parasite transmitted to people via a water snail found in Lake Malawi. Normally these snails are not found in the shallows where people who lived by the lake bathed and washed but something had changed. Expert scientist, Jay Stauffer found the shallows were infested with the snails and the snails were infested with the Bilharzia parasite. And the ultimate problem was over fishing.

AIR DATE 2/4/15

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About Earth A New Wild

This five-part series, hosted by Dr. M. Sanjayan, combines spectacular natural history images with compelling human stories. Follow Sanjayan to the frontiers where man and animal meet and discover how our relationship with the greatest natural history events on the planet can provide a key to preserving our present and enriching our future.

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