Association Between Recent Overnight Travel and Risk of Malaria: A Prospective Cohort Study at 3 Sites in Uganda
Author(s) -
Emmanuel Arinaitwe,
Grant Dorsey,
Joaniter I. Nankabirwa,
Simon P. Kigozi,
Agaba Katureebe,
Elijah Kakande,
John Rek,
Philip J. Rosenthal,
Chris Drakeley,
Moses R. Kamya,
Sarah G. Staedke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciy478
Subject(s) - malaria , prospective cohort study , environmental health , medicine , cohort , geography , association (psychology) , demography , cohort study , psychology , immunology , sociology , psychotherapist
Human movement can undermine malaria control efforts. However, understanding of the association between travel and malaria infection in Africa is limited. We evaluated the association between recent overnight travel and malaria incidence in Uganda.
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