Human mobility and urban malaria risk in the main transmission hotspot of Amazonian Brazil.

Malaria in the Amazon is often perceived as an exclusively rural disease, but transmission has been increasingly documented within and near urban centers. Here we explore patterns and causes of urban-to-rural mobility, which places travelers at risk of malaria in Mâncio Lima, the main malaria hotspo...

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Main Authors: Igor C Johansen, Priscila T Rodrigues, Marcelo U Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242357