Officials say another major concern is the spread of waterborne diseases.

巴基斯坦官员说，另一个主要的担心是通过水源扩散的疾病蔓延问题。

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Waterborne diseases continue to kill more than two million people per year.

每年仍有200多万人因水源性疾病而被夺走生命。

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According to Davis, such alterations could precipitate a rise in other microbial waterborne diseases as well.

根据乔治·戴维斯的说法，这种对生态系统的改变也有可能使由其他微生物传播的水源性疾病增加。

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As ever after such events, an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera is feared.

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Acute water shortages cause death through waterborne diseases, and dwindling water supplies reduce crop yields.

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Living in cities certainly encouraged waterborne diseases like typhoid and cholera that had rarely been a problem in even the poorest villages.

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