Predicted distribution of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) species involved in the transmission of Leishmaniasis in São Paulo state, Brazil, utilizing maximum entropy ecological niche modeling
Elivelton da Silva Fonseca, Raúl Borges Guimarães, Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro, José Eduardo Tolezano, Moara de Santana Martins Rodgers, Ryan Avery, John B. Malone
Abstract
was found with 9208 human cases of CL and 2952 cases of VL. ENMs demonstrated that each phlebotomine sand fly species has a unique geographic distribution pattern, and the occurrence of the primary vectors of CL and VL overlapped. These data can be used by public authorities to monitor the dispersion and expansion of CL and VL vectors in São Paulo state.
Topics & Concepts
PsychodidaeVisceral leishmaniasisEcological nicheLeishmaniasisPhlebotominaeLutzomyiaEcologyEnvironmental niche modellingVector (molecular biology)Cutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania infantumVeterinary medicineBiologyNicheGeographyHabitatBiochemistryImmunologyRecombinant DNAGeneMedicineZoonotic diseases and public healthMalaria Research and ControlResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies