scholarly journals Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M Fornace ◽  
Neal Alexander ◽  
Tommy R Abidin ◽  
Paddy M Brock ◽  
Tock H Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Insect Vector ◽  
Zoonotic Malaria ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
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 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.

scholarly journals Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M Fornace ◽  
Neal Alexander ◽  
Tommy R Abidin ◽  
Paddy M Brock ◽  
Tock H Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Insect Vector ◽  
Zoonotic Malaria ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

AbstractHuman 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 space use into exposure estimates illustrates the importance of intensified interactions between pathogens, insect vectors and people around habitat edges.

scholarly journals Author response: Local human movement patterns and land use impact exposure to zoonotic malaria in Malaysian Borneo

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M Fornace ◽  
Neal Alexander ◽  
Tommy R Abidin ◽  
Paddy M Brock ◽  
Tock H Chua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Zoonotic Malaria ◽  
Land Use Impact ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

scholarly journals GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF URBAN LAND USE PATTERN ANALYSIS FOR HEMORRHAGIC FEVER RISK – A REVIEW

2016 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W1 ◽  
pp. 37-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. N. Izzah ◽  
Z. Majid ◽  
M. A. M. Ariff ◽  
C. K. Fook
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Pattern Analysis ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Use Pattern ◽  
The Impact

Human modification of the natural environment continues to create habitats in which vectors of a wide variety of human and animal pathogens (such as Plasmodium, Aedes aegypti, Arenavirus etc.) thrive if unabated with an enormous potential to negatively affect public health. Typical examples of these modifications include impoundments, dams, irrigation systems, landfills and so on that provide enabled environment for the transmission of Hemorrhagic fever such as malaria, dengue, avian flu, Lassa fever etc. Furthermore, contemporary urban dwelling pattern appears to be associated with the prevalence of Hemorrhagic diseases in recent years. These observations are not peculiar to the developing world, as urban expansion also contributes significantly to mosquito and other vectors habitats. This habitats offer breeding ground to some vector virus populations. The key to disease control is developing an understanding of the contribution of human landscape modification to vector-borne pathogen transmission and how a balance may be achieved between human development, public health, and responsible urban land use. A comprehensive review of urban land use Pattern Analysis for Hemorrhagic fever risk has been conducted in this paper. The study found that most of the available literatures dwell more on the impact of urban land use on malaria and dengue fevers; however, studies are yet to be found discussing the implications of urban land use on the risk of Ebola, Lassa and other non-mosquito borne VHFs. A relational model for investigating the influence of urban land use change pattern on the risk of Hemorrhagic fever has been proposed in this study.

scholarly journals To die so far from Dixie : modeling epidemic dysentery in a Civil War prison camp

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rebecca Shattuck Lander
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
National Level ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Computer Simulation Model ◽  
Prison Camp ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Epidemics have played a role in shaping human experiences of conflict among both soldiers and civilians. Prisoners of war, displaced populations, and confined refugees have experienced, and continue to experience, outbreaks of infectious disease, which are exacerbated by physical, environmental, and psychological stressors. Observations of epidemics at the global, regional, or national level are not always able to provide a complete picture of the unique health challenges of these wartime populations. This research develops and applies a computer simulation model to examine the way human behaviors, and the impact of those behaviors on the environment, can impact the way diarrheal diseases develop and spread in confined high-density living situations. This simulation was tested against the recorded death and sickness patterns for a dysentery outbreak at Camp Douglas, Illinois, a 19th Century Civil War prison camp. The agent-based simulation used in this research is a unique approach, and is based on the feedback relationship between human movement and behavior and the resulting contamination of physical spaces with infectious material, rather than direct person-to-person pathogen transmission. The results of this simulation suggests that modeling disease transmission based on environmental result in distinct epidemic dynamics. The results of this research emphasize the importance of examining the relationship between humans, their environment, and patterns of health and disease. Additionally, it highlights the way that model design can help to increase knowledge of how even limited movement and interaction options available to confined individuals can lead to significant differences in patterns of disease spread and epidemic development, which can help to better design public health interventions targeted at confined populations.

scholarly journals Implication of Social Restrictions on Covid-19 Pandemic Towards Dengue Control: Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 317 ◽  
pp. 01086
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widyantoro ◽  
Nurjazuli ◽  
Yusniar Hanani Darundiati
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Pathogen Transmission ◽  
World Health ◽  
Behavioural Factor ◽  
Dengue Control ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was first discovered in Wuhan, China, and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. In dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, various countries have implemented social restrictions on their citizens. Social limits due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused different life effects that have never occurred. This phenomenon will affect the transmission of existing diseases such as dengue fever. This study aims to determine the impact of social restrictions on dengue transmission and indicators of dengue. This research method is a systematic literature review, is a literature review by synthesizing 294 selected 12 articles from the Pubmed.gov database. The literature shows that social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic hurt the supervision and control of dengue. The increase in the dengue indicator, namely the density of mosquitoes, increased due to the termination of the control program. Human movement is a critical behavioural factor in many vector-borne disease systems because it affects vector exposure and pathogen transmission. The aspect of community mobility also reduces dengue cases during social distancing due to COVID-19.

THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT URBAN LAND USE TYPES ON AIR POLLUTION IN THE MEGACITY OF SÃO PAULO

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Júlio Barboza Chiquetto ◽  
Maria Elisa Siqueira Silva ◽  
Rita Yuri Ynoue ◽  
Flávia Noronha Dutra Ribieiro ◽  
Débora Souza Alvim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Land Use Types ◽  
The Impact

A poluição do ar é influenciada por fatores naturais e antropogênicos. Quatro pontos de monitoramento (veicular, comercial, residencial e background urbano (BGU))da poluição do ar em São Paulo foram avaliados durante 16 anos, revelando diferenças significativas devidoao uso do solo em todas as escalas temporais. Na escala diurna, as concentrações de poluentes primários são duas vezes mais altas nos pontos veicular e residencial do que no ponto BGU, onde a concentração de ozonio (O3) é 50% mais alta. Na escala sazonal, as concentrações de monóxido de carbono(CO) variaram em 80% devido ao uso do solo, e 55% pela sazonalidade.As variações sazonais ede uso do solo exercem impactos similares nas concentrações de O3 e monóxido de nitrogênio (NO). Para o material particulado grosso (MP10) e o dióxido de nitrogênio(NO2), as variações sazonais são mais intensas do que as por uso do solo. Na série temporal de 16 anos, o ponto BGU apresentou correlações mais fortes e significativas entre a média mensal de ondas longas (ROL) e o O3 (0,48) e o MP10 (0,37), comparadas ao ponto veicular (0,33 e 0,22, respectivamente). Estes resultados confirmam que o uso do solo urbano tem um papel significativo na concentração de poluentes em todas as escalas de análise, embora a sua influência se torne menos pronunciada em escalas maiores, conforme a qualidade do ar transita de um sistema antropogênico para um sistema natural. Isto poderá auxiliar decisões sobre políticas públicas em megacidades envolvendo a modificação do uso do solo.

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