Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Migration, hotspots, and dispersal of HIV infection in Rakai, Uganda

  • Mary Kate Grabowski,
  • Justin Lessler,
  • Jeremiah Bazaale,
  • Dorean Nabukalu,
  • Justine Nankinga,
  • Betty Nantume,
  • Joseph Ssekasanvu,
  • Steven J. Reynolds,
  • Robert Ssekubugu,
  • Fred Nalugoda,
  • Godfrey Kigozi,
  • Joseph Kagaayi,
  • John S. Santelli,
  • Caitlin Kennedy,
  • Maria J. Wawer,
  • David Serwadda,
  • Larry W. Chang,
  • Ronald H. Gray

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14636-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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HIV prevalence varies throughout Africa, but the contribution of migration remains unclear. Using population-based data from ~22,000 persons, Grabowski et al. show that HIV-positive migrants selectively migrate to high prevalence areas and that out-migrants from these areas geographically disperse.