Fig 2. Map of Moshi Municipal and Moshi Rural Districts showing representative locations of rodent study villages and study slaughterhouses in relation to the two study hospitals (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) and Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH).

Maps were made using Quantum Geographic Information System (QGIS) open access software [19]. Districts shapefiles were obtained from Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics [20].