Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria
Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria
Human movements contribute to the transmission of malaria on spatial scales that exceed the limits of mosquito dispersal. Identifying the sources and sinks of imported infections due to human travel and locating high-risk sites of parasite importation could greatly improve malaria control programs. Here, we use spatially explicit mobile phone data and malaria prevalence information from Kenya to identify the dynamics of human carriers that drive parasite importation between regions. Our analysis identifies importation routes that contribute to malaria epidemiology on regional spatial scales
animals, cellular phone, communicable disease control, culicidae/*parasitology, humans, kenya/epidemiology, malaria, falciparum/embryology/prevention & control/transmission, plasmodium falciparum, prevalence
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Wesolowski, Amy
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Eagle, Nathan
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Smith, David L.
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Noor, Abdisalan M.
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Snow, Robert W.
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Buckee, Caroline O.
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2012
Wesolowski, Amy
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Eagle, Nathan
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Tatem, Andrew J.
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Smith, David L.
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Noor, Abdisalan M.
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Snow, Robert W.
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Buckee, Caroline O.
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Wesolowski, Amy, Eagle, Nathan, Tatem, Andrew J., Smith, David L., Noor, Abdisalan M., Snow, Robert W. and Buckee, Caroline O.
(2012)
Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria.
Science, 338 (6104), .
(doi:10.1126/science.1223467).
(PMID:23066082)
Abstract
Human movements contribute to the transmission of malaria on spatial scales that exceed the limits of mosquito dispersal. Identifying the sources and sinks of imported infections due to human travel and locating high-risk sites of parasite importation could greatly improve malaria control programs. Here, we use spatially explicit mobile phone data and malaria prevalence information from Kenya to identify the dynamics of human carriers that drive parasite importation between regions. Our analysis identifies importation routes that contribute to malaria epidemiology on regional spatial scales
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Published date: 2012
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animals, cellular phone, communicable disease control, culicidae/*parasitology, humans, kenya/epidemiology, malaria, falciparum/embryology/prevention & control/transmission, plasmodium falciparum, prevalence
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Geography & Environment, PHEW – P (Population Health)
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Local EPrints ID: 344486
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/344486
ISSN: 0036-8075
PURE UUID: d00433a1-dcda-4d41-9a3e-b8d31749a943
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Amy Wesolowski
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Nathan Eagle
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David L. Smith
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Abdisalan M. Noor
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Robert W. Snow
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Caroline O. Buckee
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