Dengue illness impacts daily human mobility patterns in Iquitos, Peru.
Kathryn L SchaberValerie A Paz-SoldanAmy C MorrisonWilliam H D ElsonAlan L RothmanChristopher N MoresHelvio Astete-VegaThomas W ScottLance A WallerUriel KitronJohn P ElderChristopher M BarkerT Alex PerkinsGonzalo M Vazquez-ProkopecPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Our study is one of the first to collect and analyze human mobility data at a daily scale during symptomatic infection. Accounting for the observed changes in human mobility throughout illness will improve understanding of the impact of disease on DENV transmission dynamics and the interpretation of public health-based surveillance data.