Using ecological niche modeling to predict the potential distribution of scrub typhus in Fujian Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increasing number of cases of scrub typhus and its expanding geographical distribution in China, its potential distribution in Fujian Province, which is endemic for the disease, has yet to be investigated.

Methods

A negative binomial regression model for panel data mainly comprising meteorological, socioeconomic and land cover variables was used to determine the risk factors for the occurrence of scrub typhus. Maximum entropy modeling was used to identify the key predictive variables of scrub typhus and their ranges, map the suitability of different environments for the disease, and estimate the proportion of the population at different levels of infection risk.

Results

The final multivariate negative binomial regression model for panel data sho

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887782 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature