Abstract:
A historical introduction of plague as a world disease
is given ino1uding a detailed review of plague outbreaks
in Tanzania during the last 70 year. The main foci of
endemic plague are described together with the early methods of plague control that were employed
Altogether 2.507 rodents of the family MURIDAE
belonging to 13 species were caught in houses and in the
field in seleote4 plague and non-plague areas using baited
live traps. These rodents were subjected to detailed
studies of their taxonomy body measurements and flea infestation. Paper-disc blood sample were collected
from most of the rodents and sent for serological tests
for plague antibodies. A total of 4,522 fleas belonging
to 4 families and 10 specie were co11ected from the
rodents.
