Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo
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 m...
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| author | Kimberly M Fornace Neal Alexander Tommy R Abidin Paddy M Brock Tock H Chua Indra Vythilingam Heather M Ferguson Benny O Manin4 Meng L Wong Sui H Ng Jon Cox Chris Drakeley |
| author_facet | Kimberly M Fornace Neal Alexander Tommy R Abidin Paddy M Brock Tock H Chua Indra Vythilingam Heather M Ferguson Benny O Manin4 Meng L Wong Sui H Ng Jon Cox Chris Drakeley |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-357572023-07-04T02:57:21Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35757/ Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo Kimberly M Fornace Neal Alexander Tommy R Abidin Paddy M Brock Tock H Chua Indra Vythilingam Heather M Ferguson Benny O Manin4 Meng L Wong Sui H Ng Jon Cox Chris Drakeley QL461-599.82 Insects RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases 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. RESEARCH ARTICLE 2019 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35757/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35757/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Kimberly M Fornace and Neal Alexander and Tommy R Abidin and Paddy M Brock and Tock H Chua and Indra Vythilingam and Heather M Ferguson and Benny O Manin4 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. eLife. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.47602.001 |
| spellingShingle | QL461-599.82 Insects RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases Kimberly M Fornace Neal Alexander Tommy R Abidin Paddy M Brock Tock H Chua Indra Vythilingam Heather M Ferguson Benny O Manin4 Meng L Wong Sui H Ng Jon Cox Chris Drakeley Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title | Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full | Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title_short | Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo |
| title_sort | local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in malaysian borneo |
| topic | QL461-599.82 Insects RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35757/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35757/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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