High-resolution habitat suitability model for Phlebotomus pedifer, the vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in southwestern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Phlebotomus pedifer is the vector for Leishmania aethiopica causing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southwestern Ethiopia. Previous research on the transmission dynamics of CL resulted in recommendations for vector control. In order to target these interventions towards affected areas, a comprehensive understanding of the spatial distribution of P. pedifer at high spatial resolution is required. Therefore, this study determined the environmental predictors that facilitate the distribution of P. pedifer and created a map indicating the areas where conditions are suitable for survival of the vector in southwestern Ethiopia with high spatial resolution.

Methods

Phlebotomus pedifer presence points were collected during two entomological surveys. Climate, vegetation an

SUBMITTER: Pareyn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488460 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature