Effect of El Nino Southern Oscillation cycle on the potential distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis vector species in Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Local anomalies in rainfall and temperature induced by El Niño and La Niña episodes could change the structure of the vector community. We aimed to estimate the effect of the El Niño-La Niña cycle in the potential distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) vector species in Colombia and to compare the richness of the vectors with the occurrence of CL in the state of Norte de Santander. The potential distributions of four species were modeled using a MaxEnt algorithm for the following episodes: La Niña 2010-2011, Neutral 2012-2015 and El Niño 2015-2016. The relationship between the potential richness of the vectors and the occurrence of CL in Norte de Santander was evaluated with a log-binomial regression model. During the El Niño 2015-2016 episode, Lutzomyia ovallesi and Lutzomyia paname

SUBMITTER: Altamiranda-Saavedra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature