Predicting the potential distribution areas of Leptotrombidium rubellum under current and future climate change.

ABSTRACT: Leptotrombidium rubellum (L. rubellum), a confirmed vector of scrub typhus, was historically restricted to southeastern coastal China but has recently been detected in southwestern regions. Species distribution modeling was applied to predict its current and future potential distribution areas under multiple climate scenarios, identify high-priority surveillance areas, and determine key environmental drivers. The results may facilitate a transition from passive to proactive vector monitoring. Fifty-seven potential influencing factors were evaluated. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model projected potential distribution areas for near current and future climate scenarios. Occurrence records were extracted from published literature. The selection of environmental variables was conducted using a

SUBMITTER: Mu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12367748 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature