Fine-scale GPS tracking to quantify human movement patterns and exposure to leptospires in the urban slum environment.

• Main Authors: Katharine A Owers (Author), Juliana Odetunde (Author), Rosan Barbosa de Matos (Author), Gielson Sacramento (Author), Mayara Carvalho (Author), Nivison Nery (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), James E Childs (Author), José E Hagan (Author), Peter J Diggle (Author), Albert I Ko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Human movement is likely an important risk factor for environmentally-transmitted pathogens. While epidemiologic studies have traditionally focused on household risk factors, individual movement data could provide critical additional information about risk of exposure to such pathogens. W...