(CHIKV) is an arbovirus i.e. it is an arthropod borne virus and is a member of the genus Alphavirus‚ in the family Togaviridae. The first outbreak of the disease was seen in the year 1952‚ in the Makonde plateau‚ along the border between Tanzania and Mozambique. The disease occurs predominantly in Africa‚ Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The disease was first described by Marion Robinson and W.H.R. Lumsden in 1955. The name ‘Chikungunya’ is derived from a root verb in the Kimakonde language
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of savanna is 68 degrees to 86 degrees F. The amount of rain is 10 to 30 inches per year. During the rainy season it rains a lot. Country Savanna is in four countries it is Africa‚Australia‚India and South America. The most well know is Tanzania and more. Plant In savanna
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Hutu The mention of the word “Hutu” immediately conjures up images of mass murder from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The recent film Hotel Rwanda brought the horrible atrocities of that genocide to the public eye. However‚ it is not only in Rwanda that the Hutu have been involved in ethnic war. The country of Burundi‚ a neighbor to Rwanda‚ was the site of the first violence between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu people of Burundi have a rich culture and history that has been largely
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Evaluate the role and influence of china in international trade. International trade is exchange of capital‚ goods‚ and services across international borders or territories. It refers to one country exporting goods and services to another country. The balance of trade represents the value of exports produced by a country less the value of imports purchased by a country. In China’s case‚ the balance of trade was a surplus of circa 25 billion dollars in December 2010.This shows that China’s exports
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Four thousand years ago ‚ Egyptians used to sail to the country of Punt which is actually A. the coast of Somalia B. Kenya C. Tanzania D. Uganda 7. Four thousand years ago ‚ Egyptians used to sail to the country of Punt which is actually A. the coast of Somalia B. Kenya C. Tanzania D. Uganda 8. From what animal is ivory obtained ? A. Cattle B. Camel C. Sheep D. Elephant
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WARM HEART OF AFRICA: MALAWI Malawi ‚ officially the Republic of Malawi‚ is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest‚ Tanzania to the northeast‚ and Mozambique on the east‚ south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Malawi is over 118‚000 km2 (45‚560 sq mi) with an estimated population of 16‚777‚547 (July 2013 EST.). Its capital is Lilongwe‚ which is also Malawi’s largest city;
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A couple days ago‚ a British pilot named‚ Roger Gower‚ was fatally shot by a group of elephant poachers while he was on an anti-poaching mission in Tanzania. He was part of the Parliament and a conservation fund and was working with the Tanzanian wildlife. When the poachers saw his helicopter‚ they opened fire which wounded Gower. However‚ he passed away before rescuers were able to make it there. Nyalandu‚ the country’s former tourism minister stated that‚ “Capt Roger represented the very best in
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Andrew McClarren Professor George 4/3/13 Ivory Trade Poachers in countries such as Tanzania‚ Zambia‚ Nepal‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and China are rapidly lowering the population of animals with tusks in Asia and Africa. Wild animals such as the greater one-horned rhinoceros‚ elephants‚ narwhals‚ and walruses are mercilessly hunted and killed for their horns. Governments and organizations have implemented many laws to eliminate the poaching of these animals‚ but with little success. Since 1997 poaching rates
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Vassanji‚ an influential third category immigrant Canadian writer has contributed worthy literary genres. The present paper entitled “The Historical Ellipses in M. G. Vassanji’s The Book of Secrets” focuses on how Vassanji traces the metamorphosis of Tanzania from an acquiescent colony into an egalitarian country. Also‚ the writer has incorporated the various historical acts‚ events and situation by negotiating the world
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north-eastern part of Africa. The source of the Nile is Lake Victoria and its mouth is in the Mediterranean Sea. As an international river the Nile passes through many countries‚ it passes through: Egypt‚ Sudan‚ South Sudan‚ Ethiopia‚ Kenya‚ Eretria‚ Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ Rwanda‚ Republic of the Congo and Burundi. The Nile is considered the longest river in the world with as it is 6‚853 km long. In 1882‚ the British Administration on Egypt started. The British realized since the occupation the importance
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