Predicting the environmental suitability for Anopheles stephensi under the current conditions in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Vector-borne diseases emergence, particularly malaria, present a significant public health challenge worldwide. Anophelines are predominant malaria vectors, with varied distribution, and influenced by environment and climate. This study, in Ghana, modelled environmental suitability for Anopheles stephensi, a potential vector that may threaten advances in malaria and vector control. Understanding this vector's distribution and dynamics ensures effective malaria and vector control programmes implementation. We explored the MaxEnt ecological modelling method to forecast An. stephensi's potential hotspots and niches. We analysed environmental and climatic variables to predict spatial distribution and ecological niches of An. stephensi with a spatial resolution of approximately 5 km²

SUBMITTER: Ismail RBY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10784561 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature