Modeling the non-stationary climate dependent temporal dynamics of Aedes aegypti.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temperature and humidity strongly affect the physiology, longevity, fecundity and dispersal behavior of Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue fever. Contrastingly, the statistical associations measured between time series of mosquito abundance and meteorological variables are often weak and contradictory. Here, we investigated the significance of these relationships at different time scales.

Methods and findings

A time series of the adult mosquito abundance from a medium-sized city in Brazil, lasting 109 weeks was analyzed. Meteorological variables included temperature, precipitation, wind velocity and humidity. As analytical tools, generalized linear models (GLM) with time lags and interaction terms were used to identify average effects while the wavelet analysis was c

SUBMITTER: Simoes TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3748059 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature