Mapping the travel patterns of people with malaria in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spread of malaria and antimalarial resistance through human movement present major threats to current goals to eliminate the disease. Bordering the Greater Mekong Subregion, southeast Bangladesh is a potentially important route of spread to India and beyond, but information on travel patterns in this area are lacking.

Methods

Using a standardised short survey tool, 2090 patients with malaria were interviewed at 57 study sites in 2015-2016 about their demographics and travel patterns in the preceding 2 months.

Results

Most travel was in the south of the study region between Cox's Bazar district (coastal region) to forested areas in Bandarban (31% by days and 45% by nights), forming a source-sink route. Less than 1% of travel reported was between the north an

SUBMITTER: Sinha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055101 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature