Using mobile phone data to reveal risk flow networks underlying the HIV epidemic in Namibia

Using mobile phone data to reveal risk flow networks underlying the HIV epidemic in Namibia

Human mobility influences the spatial distribution of infectious diseases such as HIV. Here, the authors use call data records from mobile phones to model HIV networks in Namibia and estimate that ~40% of the risk of HIV acquisition is driven by mobility.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eugenio Valdano, Justin T. Okano, Vittoria Colizza, Honore K. Mitonga, Sally Blower
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23051-w
Description
Summary:Human mobility influences the spatial distribution of infectious diseases such as HIV. Here, the authors use call data records from mobile phones to model HIV networks in Namibia and estimate that ~40% of the risk of HIV acquisition is driven by mobility.
ISSN:2041-1723

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