Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar

Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar

Understanding the source of malaria outbreaks in low-transmission areas is important for controlling the disease. Here, the authors use mobile phone data to map malaria transmission in Madagascar, and are able to show that primary sources of infection in the capital city are found along populated co...

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Main Authors: Felana Angella Ihantamalala, Vincent Herbreteau, Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana, Jean Marius Rakotondramanga, Simon Cauchemez, Bienvenue Rahoilijaona, Gwenaëlle Pennober, Caroline O. Buckee, Christophe Rogier, C. J. E. Metcalf, Amy Wesolowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06290-2
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spelling doaj-cedc98deb30e43fcbc8156bc8323518b2021-05-11T10:28:14ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-09-01911810.1038/s41467-018-06290-2Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in MadagascarFelana Angella Ihantamalala0Vincent Herbreteau1Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana2Jean Marius Rakotondramanga3Simon Cauchemez4Bienvenue Rahoilijaona5Gwenaëlle Pennober6Caroline O. Buckee7Christophe Rogier8C. J. E. Metcalf9Amy Wesolowski10Institut Pasteur de MadagascarUMR 228 ESPACE-DEV (IRD, UM2, UR, UAG), Station SEAS-Ol, Saint-PierreInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarMathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut PasteurInstitut Pasteur de MadagascarUMR 228 ESPACE-DEV (IRD, UM2, UR, UAG), Station SEAS-Ol, Saint-PierreDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public HealthUnité de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses et tropicales émergentes (URMITE)Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthUnderstanding the source of malaria outbreaks in low-transmission areas is important for controlling the disease. Here, the authors use mobile phone data to map malaria transmission in Madagascar, and are able to show that primary sources of infection in the capital city are found along populated coastal areas.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06290-2
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author Felana Angella Ihantamalala
Vincent Herbreteau
Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana
Jean Marius Rakotondramanga
Simon Cauchemez
Bienvenue Rahoilijaona
Gwenaëlle Pennober
Caroline O. Buckee
Christophe Rogier
C. J. E. Metcalf
Amy Wesolowski
spellingShingle Felana Angella Ihantamalala
Vincent Herbreteau
Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana
Jean Marius Rakotondramanga
Simon Cauchemez
Bienvenue Rahoilijaona
Gwenaëlle Pennober
Caroline O. Buckee
Christophe Rogier
C. J. E. Metcalf
Amy Wesolowski
Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
Nature Communications
author_facet Felana Angella Ihantamalala
Vincent Herbreteau
Feno M. J. Rakotoarimanana
Jean Marius Rakotondramanga
Simon Cauchemez
Bienvenue Rahoilijaona
Gwenaëlle Pennober
Caroline O. Buckee
Christophe Rogier
C. J. E. Metcalf
Amy Wesolowski
author_sort Felana Angella Ihantamalala
title Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
title_short Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
title_full Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
title_fullStr Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
title_full_unstemmed Estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in Madagascar
title_sort estimating sources and sinks of malaria parasites in madagascar
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series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2018-09-01
description Understanding the source of malaria outbreaks in low-transmission areas is important for controlling the disease. Here, the authors use mobile phone data to map malaria transmission in Madagascar, and are able to show that primary sources of infection in the capital city are found along populated coastal areas.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06290-2
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