Microclimatic temperatures increase the potential for vector-borne disease transmission in the Scandinavian climate.

ABSTRACT: We quantified the difference between the meteorological temperature recorded by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) weather stations and the actual microclimatic temperatures at two or three different heights at six potential insect habitats. We then compared the impact of the hourly temperature on the extrinsic incubation period (EIP) of six pathogens. Finally, we developed a regression model, enabling us to predict the microclimatic temperatures of different habitats based on five standard meteorological parameters readily available from any meteorological institution. Microclimatic habitats were on average 3.5-5 °C warmer than the DMI recorded temperatures during midday and 1-3 °C cooler at midnight. The estimated EIP for five of the six microclimatic habitats was shorter than the

SUBMITTER: Haider N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557972 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature