Publications by authors named "Prakrut Kansara"
Malaria transmission is influenced by climate and land use/land cover change (LULC). This study examines the impact of climate and LULC on malaria risk in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Weekly malaria surveillance data between 2008 and 2019 from Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health were combined with hydrometeorological and LULC data.
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- The study investigates how human mobility influences malaria transmission in remote areas like the Amazon, aiming for effective control and elimination strategies.
- It employs a network survey using respondent-driven sampling to gather data from key informants in 45 communities across Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, focusing on community connectivity and mobility patterns.
- The research has received ethical approval from various universities and plans to share results with the involved communities at the study's conclusion.
Objectives: Understanding human mobility's role on malaria transmission is critical to successful control and elimination. However, common approaches to measuring mobility are ill-equipped for remote regions such as the Amazon. This study develops a network survey to quantify the effect of community connectivity and mobility on malaria transmission.
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