Volume 13, Number 5—May 2007
Research
Plague and the Human Flea, Tanzania
Anne Laudisoit*†
, Herwig Leirs*‡, Rhodes H. Makundi§, Stefan Van Dongen*, Stephen Davis*, Simon Neerinckx*¶, Jozef Deckers¶, and Roland Libois†
, Herwig Leirs*‡, Rhodes H. Makundi§, Stefan Van Dongen*, Stephen Davis*, Simon Neerinckx*¶, Jozef Deckers¶, and Roland Libois†Table 1
Data on villages in Lushoto District, Tanzania, surveyed for domestic fleas, ranked by plague frequency*
| Village | Population† | Plague frequency | Plague incidence | Coordinates, South–East | Altitude, m asl | Year of most recent plague case | Year(s) flea trapping conducted | No. forms received‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dule |
3,036 |
0.059 |
0.637 |
04.58370–038.31657 |
1,405 |
1986 |
2006 |
20 |
| Mtae |
3,407 |
0.059 |
0.121 |
04.48421–038.23758 |
1,632 |
2000 |
2006 |
20 |
| Handei |
5,745 |
0.118 |
0.137 |
04.59514–038.32390 |
1,376 |
1990 |
2006 |
20 |
| Kiranga |
868 |
0.176 |
1.056 |
04.57571–038.27021 |
1,821 |
1996 |
2005–06 |
33 |
| Magamba |
2,676 |
0.176 |
0.836 |
04.72895–038.30148 |
1,743 |
1998 |
2005–06 |
52 |
| Goka |
1,116 |
0.353 |
1.175 |
04.56680–038.25990 |
1,843 |
1997 |
2006 |
20 |
| Mambo |
5,669 |
0.353 |
0.722 |
04.51167–038.21976 |
1,828 |
1997 |
2006 |
20 |
| Nkelei |
1,305 |
0.647 |
3.434 |
04.56062–038.24209 |
1,904 |
2000 |
2006 |
20 |
| Shume-Nywelo |
3,757 |
0.647 |
10.460 |
04.70025–038.19687 |
1,890 |
2001 |
2006 |
20 |
| Emao |
2,054 |
0.706 |
5.180 |
04.56276–038.25304 |
1,827 |
2000 |
2005–06 |
41 |
| Gologolo |
2,202 |
0.765 |
18.544 |
04.69707–038.22692 |
1,950 |
2002 |
2005–06 |
26 |
| Manolo | 10,464 | 0.765 | 6.320 | 04.62058–038.22260 | 1,809 | 2003 | 2006 | 9 |
*Data about plague are extracted from (3). Villages with a plague frequency of >0.3 on average, ≥3 years in a decade, were considered
high frequency villages. asl, above sea level.
†From 2002 census.
‡No. questionnaire responses received from village during survey.
