Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo

Kimberly M Fornace and Neal Alexander and Tommy R Abidin and Paddy M Brock and Chua, Tock Hing and Indra Vythilingam and Heather M Ferguson and Benny O Manin and Meng L Wong and Sui H Ng and Jon Cox and Chris Drakeley (2019) Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo. National Center for Biotechnology Information, 8. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1098-0121

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Abstract

Human movement into insect vector and wildlife reservoir habitats determines zoonotic disease risks; however, few data are available to quantify the impact of land use on pathogen transmission. Here, we utilise GPS tracking devices and novel applications of ecological methods to develop fine-scale models of human space use relative to land cover to assess exposure to the zoonotic malaria Plasmodium knowlesi in Malaysian Borneo. Combining data with spatially explicit models of mosquito biting rates, we demonstrate the role of individual heterogeneities in local space use in disease exposure. At a community level, our data indicate that areas close to both secondary forest and houses have the highest probability of human P. knowlesi exposure, providing quantitative evidence for the importance of ecotones. Despite higher biting rates in forests, incorporating human movement and space use into exposure estimates illustrates the importance of intensified interactions between pathogens, insect vectors and people around habitat edges.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Zoonotic malaria . Disease , Borneo
Subjects:	D World History and History Of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Etc. > DS Asia > DS1-937 History of Asia > DS520-560.72 Southeast Asia > DS591-599 Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements > DS597.22-599 Local history and description > DS597.33-597.34 Sabah. British North Borneo R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine > RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2021 17:05
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2021 17:05
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30365

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