Effect of Acute Illness on Contact Patterns, Malawi, 2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Glynn, Judith R. ; McLean, Estelle ; Malava, Jullita ; Dube, Albert ; Katundu, Cynthia ; Crampin, Amelia C. ; Geis, Steffen
• Description:
  The way persons interact when ill could profoundly affect transmission of infectious agents. To obtain data on these patterns in Africa, we recorded self-reported named contacts and opportunities for casual contact in rural northern Malawi. We interviewed 384 patients and 257 caregivers about contacts over three 24-hour periods: day of the clinic visit for acute illness, the next day, and 2 weeks later when well. For participants of all ages, the number of adult contacts and the proportion using public transportation was higher on the day of the clinic visit than later when well. Compared with the day after the clinic visit, well participants (2 weeks later) named a mean of 0.4 extra contacts; the increase was larger for indoor or prolonged contacts. When well, participants were more likely to visit other houses and congregate settings. When ill, they had more visitors at home. These findings could help refine models of infection spread.
• Subjects:
  Activities Of Daily Living Acute Disease Adolescent Age Factors Caregivers Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infection Control Interviews As Topic Male Rural Population Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(1):44-50
• Pubmed ID:
  31855144
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6924881
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Malawi
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dc24019010086e7e2e1d0d66c9c961085588201dad5dc47600cadac5ee500764
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/83878/cdc_83878_DS1.pdf
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