Human activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania

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dc.creatorHieronimo, P.
dc.creatorGulinck, H
dc.creatorKimaro, D.N
dc.creatorMulungu, L.S
dc.creatorKihupi, N.I
dc.creatorMsanya, B.M
dc.creatorLeirs, H
dc.creatorDeckers, J.A
dc.date2021-06-01T09:00:52Z
dc.date2021-06-01T09:00:52Z
dc.date2014-07-14
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:50:47Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:50:47Z
dc.descriptionThis work originates from Research work
dc.descriptionSince 1980 plague has been a human threat in the Western Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. However, the spatial-temporal pattern of plague occurrence remains poorly understood. The main objective of this study was to gain understanding of human activity patterns in relation to spatial distribution of fleas in Lushoto District. Data were collected in three landscapes differing in plague incidence. Field survey coupled with Geographic Information System (GIS) and physical sample collections were used to collect data in wet (April to June 2012) and dry (August to October 2012) seasons. Data analysis was done using GIS, one-way ANOVA and nonparametric statistical tools. The degree of spatial cooccurrence of potential disease vectors (fleas) and humans in Lushoto focus differs significantly (p ≤ 0.05) among the selected landscapes, and in both seasons. This trend gives a coarse indication of the possible association of the plague outbreaks and the human frequencies of contacting environments with fleas. The study suggests that plague surveillance and control programmes at landscape scale should consider the existence of plague vector contagion risk gradient from high to low incidence landscapes due to human presence and intensity of activities.
dc.descriptionSokoine University of Agriculture-Flemish Inter university Council (SUA-VLIR)
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dc.identifierHieronimo, P. et al. (2014). Human activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Health Research.Volume 16.number 3
dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90636
dc.languageen
dc.publisherTanzania Journal of Health Research
dc.relationHuman activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania;16. NO 3
dc.subjectplague
dc.subjectHuman activity spaces
dc.subjectRisk gradient
dc.subjectFlea index
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleHuman activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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