Migration statistics relevant for malaria transmission in Senegal derived from mobile phone data and used in an agent-based migration model

One year of mobile phone location data from Senegal is analysed to determine the characteristics of journeys that result in an overnight stay, and are thus relevant for malaria transmission. Defining the home location of each person as the place of most frequent calls, it is found that approximately...

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Main Authors: Adrian M. Tompkins, Nicky McCreesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Geospatial Health
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Online Access:http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/408