Range dynamics of Anopheles mosquitoes in Africa suggest a significant increase in the malaria transmission risk.

ABSTRACT: Despite a more than 100-year effort to combat malaria, it remains one of the most malignant infectious diseases globally, especially in Africa. Malaria is transmitted by several Anopheles mosquitoes. However, until now few studies have investigated future range dynamics of major An. mosquitoes in Africa through a unified scheme. Through a unified scheme, we developed 21 species distribution models to predict the range dynamics of 21 major An. species in Africa under future scenarios and also examined their overall range dynamic patterns mainly through suitability overlap index and range overlap index. Although future range dynamics varied substantially among the 21 An. species, we predicted large future range expansions for all 21 An. species, and increas

SUBMITTER: Nie P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11289791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature