Da Inglese a Italiano Medico/Sanitario Medicina (generale) Traduzione sulla malaria

"To witness the full force of malaria's stranglehold on Zambia, it's essential to leave the capital city, Lusaka. Drive north, across the verdant plains, past the banana plantations and the copper mines—copper is Zambia's primary export—and into the forested region tucked between the borders of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the North-Western Province. It is almost entirely rural; many villages can be reached only by thin footpaths worn into the beet-red soil."

Come tradurreste la frase in oggetto? Mi piacerebbe rende bene quel worn.

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