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. 2019 Mar 18;13(3):e0007137. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007137

Table 1. Environmental characteristics of different prospected sites in Cameroon.

Localities Lat (N) Long (E) Climate Vegetation Population
Maroua 10°59' 14°32' Sahelian Sudano climate Dense herbaceous savanna 33,0410
Garoua 9°32 13°39' Sudanian tropical basin Tree savanna with shrub deciduous 26,5583
Mbe 7°86' 13°59' Tropical humid altitude Tree savanna with shrub deciduous 17,478
Ngaoundere 7°33’ 13°56' Tropical humid altitude Wooded savannah deciduous 26,2747
Banyo 6°74' 11°80' Tropical humid altitude Wooded savannah deciduous 93,880
Meiganga 6°51' 14°29' Tropical humid altitude Post-forest transition and savannah 88,745
Tibati 6°47' 12°61' Tropical altitude Post-forest transition and savannah 72,081
Mayo-Darle 6°46' 11°54' Tropical humid altitude Wooded savannah deciduous 23,054
Bankim 6°08' 11°48' Tropical altitude Savannah forest mosaic 70,132
Bamenda 5°96' 10'15' Equatorial mountain monsoon climate Savannah forest mosaic 322,889
Garoua-Boulai 5°89' 14°54' Guinean subequatorial climate Savannah forest mosaic 41,388
Foumban 5°72' 10°90' Equatorial mountain monsoon climate Savannah forest mosaic 130,292
Bafoussam 5°48' 10°42' Equatorial mountain monsoon climate Savannah forest mosaic 98,339
Bafang 5°16' 10°18' Equatorial mountain monsoon climate Wooded savannah deciduous 34,941
Melong 5°12' 9°95' Equatorial monsoon with higher pluviometry Wet dense forest 54,279
Bafia 4°75' 11°22' Subequatorial climate under shelter Wet dense forest 72,717
Mbalmayo 3°30' 11°30' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 62,808
Kumba 4°63' 9°44' North Coast Equatorial Wet dense forest 166,331
Bertoua 4°57' 13°67' Guinean subequatorial climate Savannah forest mosaic 111,986
Buea 4°15' 9°26' North Coast Equatorial Mountain forest 131,325
Douala 4°05' 9°76' Equatorial monsoon with higher pluviometry mangrove swamp and wooded 1,926,513
Limbe 4°02' 9°19' Equatorial monsoon with higher pluviometry submontane forest 118,210
Abong-Mbang 3°97' 13°17' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 29,005
Edea 3°79' 10°13' Equatorial monsoon with higher pluviometry Wet dense forest 8,8481
Akonolinga 3°78' 12°24' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 47,561
Kribi 2°94' 9°91' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 93,246
Sangmelima 2°93' 11°59' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 91,740
Ebolowa 2°92' 11°15' Guinean subequatorial climate Wet dense forest 118,267