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

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dc.contributor.authorHieronimo, P.
dc.contributor.authorGulinck, H
dc.contributor.authorKimaro, D.N
dc.contributor.authorMulungu, L.S
dc.contributor.authorKihupi, N.I
dc.contributor.authorMsanya, B.M
dc.contributor.authorLeirs, H
dc.contributor.authorDeckers, J.A
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-01T09:00:52Z
dc.date.available2021-06-01T09:00:52Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-14
dc.descriptionThis work originates from Research worken_US
dc.description.abstractSince 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSokoine University of Agriculture-Flemish Inter university Council (SUA-VLIR)en_US
dc.identifier.citationHieronimo, 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 3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3577
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTanzania Journal of Health Researchen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHuman activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzania;16. NO 3
dc.subjectplagueen_US
dc.subjectHuman activity spacesen_US
dc.subjectRisk gradienten_US
dc.subjectFlea indexen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleHuman activity spaces and plague risks in three contrasting landscapes in Lushoto District, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v16i3.2en_US

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