Regional variation in the landscape ecology of West Nile virus sentinel chicken seroconversion in Florida.

ABSTRACT: How landscape composition and configuration impact the distribution of multi-vector and multi-host mosquito vector-borne disease systems, such as West Nile virus (WNV), remains challenging because of complex habitat and resource requirements by hosts and vectors that affect transmission opportunities. We examined correlations between landscape composition and configuration and 2018 WNV sentinel chicken seroconversion in Florida, USA across the state and within five National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) bioclimatic regions to understand strength and variation of landscape effects during an elevated transmission year. Although few landscape studies have examined WNV in Florida, we expected higher percentages of residential or medium-developed landscapes and more fragmented lands

SUBMITTER: Tavares Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508685 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature