noun
- Plural of flybelt; regions or zones, typically in tropical and subtropical areas, where tsetse flies or other disease-carrying flies are prevalent.
Usage: Often used in geographical and epidemiological contexts; Commonly refers to areas in sub-Saharan Africa where tsetse flies transmit sleeping sickness
Examples
- The flybelts of central Africa pose significant challenges for livestock farming.
- Tsetse flybelts have historically limited agricultural development in certain regions.
- Public health officials monitor disease transmission in known flybelts.
- Cattle cannot survive in the flybelts without protection from disease.
- Research teams study trypanosomiasis transmission in the flybelts of East Africa.