Modeling the current distribution suitability and future dynamics of Culicoides imicola under climate change scenarios.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African horse sickness, a transboundary and non-contagious arboviral infectious disease of equids, has spread without any warning from sub-Saharan Africa towards the Southeast Asian countries in 2020. It is imperative to predict the global distribution of Culicoides imicola (C. imicola), which was the main vector of African horse sickness virus.

Methods

The occurrence records of C. imicola were mainly obtained from the published literature and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility database. The maximum entropy algorithm was used to model the current distribution suitability and future dynamics of C. imicola under climate change scenarios.

Results

The modeling results showed that the currently suitable habitats for C. im

SUBMITTER: Gao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8559603 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature