Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria

Amy Wesolowski; Nathan Eagle; Andrew J. Tatem; David L. Smith; Abdisalan M. Noor; Robert W. Snow; Caroline O. Buckee

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Quantifying the impact of human mobility on malaria

Amy Wesolowski, Nathan Eagle, Andrew J. Tatem, David L. Smith, Abdisalan M. Noor, Robert W. Snow, Caroline O. Buckee

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	267-270
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	338
Issue number	6104
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1223467
State	Published - Oct 12 2012
Externally published	Yes

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