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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chang HH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478433 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
eLife 20190402
For countries aiming for malaria elimination, travel of infected individuals between endemic areas undermines local interventions. Quantifying parasite importation has therefore become a priority for national control programs. We analyzed epidemiological surveillance data, travel surveys, parasite genetic data, and anonymized mobile phone data to measure the spatial spread of malaria parasites in southeast Bangladesh. We developed a genetic mixing index to estimate the likelihood of samples bein ...[more]