The Lambwe Valley and its people
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Pathogens and Global Health
- Vol. 83 (sup1) , 13-20
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00034983.1989.11812406
Abstract
By 1936 the Lambwe Valley, which had been heavily populated in the early years of this century, was nearly devoid of people. Population since that time has increased markedly as a result of a settlement scheme and efforts made to control and eradicate Glossina pallidipes and trypanosomiasis. The formation of a game reserve (now a National Park) prevented the completion of a tsetse eradication programme and has provided an unmolested habitat for both G. pallidipes and large numbers of game animals which act as a reservoir for trypanosomiasis. Rhodesian sleeping sickness, as well as animal trypanosomiasis, have been severe problems for the local farmers who live around the boundaries of the National Park.Keywords
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