Geographic shifts in the bioclimatic suitability for Aedes aegypti under climate change scenarios in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: The Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika viruses are arboviruses predominantly transmitted to humans through the bite of the female mosquito Aedes aegypti. Currently, the vector represents a potential epidemiological risk in several Latin American and Pacific countries. However, little is known about the geographical distribution and bioclimatic suitability of this mosquito in the projected climate change scenarios in Colombia. Using a species distribution model of maximum entropy (MaxEnt) based on presence-only records obtained from Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), land elevation obtained from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and bioclimatic variables (WorldClim), we produced environmental suitability maps of this mosquito vector for present and future geographic dis

SUBMITTER: Portilla Cabrera CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940634 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature