Influence of Host and Environmental Factors on the Distribution of the Japanese Encephalitis Vector Culex tritaeniorhynchus in China

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ID15513752
AutoresBoyang Liu (0000-0003-1532-7754, Northeast Agricultural University), Xiang Gao (0000-0001-6812-8156, Northeast Agricultural University), Jun Ma (0000-0003-3412-7766, Northeast Agricultural University), Zhihui Jiao (0000-0001-7055-3485, Northeast Agricultural University), Jianhua Xiao (0000-0003-1109-9133, Northeast Agricultural University), Hongbin Wang (0000-0002-7896-1579, Northeast Agricultural University, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume15
Fascículo9
Páginas1848-1848
Data de publicação2018-08-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15091848
PMID30150565
OpenAlexW2889136431
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas65

Culex tritaeniorhynchus is an important vector that transmits a variety of human and animal diseases. Japanese encephalitis (JE), an endemic disease in the Asia-Pacific region, is primarily transmitted by Cx. tritaeniorhynchus . Insufficient monitoring of vector mosquitoes has led to a poor understanding of the distribution of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus in China. To delineate the habitat of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus and any host and environmental factors that affect its distribution, we used a maximum entropy modeling method to predict its distribution in China. Our models provided high resolution predictions on the potential distribution of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus . The predicted suitable habitats of the JE vector were correlated with areas of high JE incidence in parts of China. Factors driving the distribution of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus in China were also revealed by our models. Furthermore, human population density and the maximum NDVI were the most important predictors in our models. Bioclimate factors and elevation also significantly impacted the distribution of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus . Our findings may serve as a reference for vector and disease control

Biology · China · Climate change · Culex tritaeniorhynchus · Distribution (mathematics · Encephalitis · Geography · Japanese encephalitis · Normalized Difference Vegetation Index · Physical geography · Vector (molecular biology · Malaria Research and Control · Mathematics · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Ecology · Virology