Insights Into Landforms And Soils For Explaining Plague Hosts-Vectors Interaction In Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

JOEL L. MELIYO 199 PAGES (41905 WORDS) Philosophy Thesis
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ABSTRACT

Western Usambara Mountains in Lushoto District, Tanzania, are highly populated owing to favourable climatic conditions for production of both cash and food crops such as coffee, tea, maize, beans, potatoes and assorted fruits and vegetables. Some areas in the district are also potential as tourist destinations. However, clusters of villages in the district are reported to be hot-spots of plague recurrence that has caused deaths of thousands of people. Plague outbreaks in some villages of Lushoto District show a high frequency (on average, more than 1 year out of three) while other villages, very nearby (

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