Anaïs Pepey, Marc Souris, Saorin Kim, Thomas Obadia, Sophy Chy, Malen Ea, Sivkeng Ouk, Franck Remoue, Siv Sovannaroth, Ivo Mueller, Benoit Witkowski, Amélie Vantaux
BACKGROUND: The Great Mekong Subregion has attained a major decline in malaria cases and fatalities over the last years, but residual transmission hotspots remain, supposedly fueled by forest workers and migrant populations. This study aimed to: (i) characterize the fine-scale mobility of forest-goers and understand links between their daily movement patterns and malaria transmission, using parasites detection via real time polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) and the individual exposure to Anopheles bites by quantification of anti-Anopheles saliva antibodies via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; (ii) assess the concordance of questionnaires and Global Positioning System (GPS) data loggers for measuring mobility...
March 12, 2024: Malaria Journal