Quantifying the Role of Importation on Sustained Malaria Transmission in a Low-to-Moderate Burden Region of Southwest Uganda
Overnight travel contributed meaningfully to malaria burden, particularly in low-transmission villages and during low seasons. These findings highlight the need for surveillance and control strategies that address both local transmission and importation.
Authors
- Brian A. Kagurusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-6732)
- G. F. Dorsey
- Adrienne Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8253-6102)
- Jessica Briggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8078-3898)
- Amy Wesolowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6320-3575)
- Bryan Greenhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0287-9111)
- Monica Mbabazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6621-0586)
- Stephen Tukwasibwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6469-6516)
- Innocent Wiringilimaana
- Isobel Routeledge
- Okiria Aramanzan
- Tonny Max Kayondo
- Michael Obbo
- Robert Tumwesigye
- Isaac Ssewanyana
- Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer
- Emmanuel Arinaitwe
- Isaiah Nabende
Institutions
- Bloomberg (United States) (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (UG)
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag008
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.85