Potential distribution of mosquito vector species in a primary malaria endemic region of Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Rapid transformation of natural ecosystems changes ecological conditions for important human disease vector species; therefore, an essential task is to identify and understand the variables that shape distributions of these species to optimize efforts toward control and mitigation. Ecological niche modeling was used to estimate the potential distribution and to assess hypotheses of niche similarity among the three main malaria vector species in northern Colombia: Anopheles nuneztovari, An. albimanus, and An. darlingi. Georeferenced point collection data and remotely sensed, fine-resolution satellite imagery were integrated across the Urabá -Bajo Cauca-Alto Sinú malaria endemic area using a maximum entropy algorithm. Results showed that An. nuneztovari has the widest geographic distribution

SUBMITTER: Altamiranda-Saavedra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5464628 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature