Forecasting invasive mosquito abundance in the Basque Country, Spain using machine learning techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mosquito-borne diseases cause millions of deaths each year and are increasingly spreading from tropical and subtropical regions into temperate zones, posing significant public health risks. In the Basque Country region of Spain, changing climatic conditions have driven the spread of invasive mosquitoes, increasing the potential for local transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. The establishment of mosquito species in new areas, coupled with rising mosquito populations and viremic imported cases, presents challenges for public health systems in non-endemic regions.

Methods

This study uses models that capture the complexities of the mosquito life cycle, driven by interactions with weather variables, including temperature, precipitation, and h

SUBMITTER: Steindorf V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909879 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature