Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches.
Elimination of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma is the most effective way to control schistosomiasis and the most important first step is to accurately identify the snail habitats. Due to the substantial resources required for traditional, manual snail-searching in the field, and potential...
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| author | Jun Zhang Ming Yue Yi Hu Robert Bergquist Chuan Su Fenghua Gao Zhi-Guo Cao Zhijie Zhang |
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| description | Elimination of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma is the most effective way to control schistosomiasis and the most important first step is to accurately identify the snail habitats. Due to the substantial resources required for traditional, manual snail-searching in the field, and potential risk of miss-classification of potential snail habitats by remote sensing, more convenient and precise methods are urgently needed. Snail data (N = 15,000) from two types of snail habitats (lake/marshland and hilly areas) in Anhui Province, a typical endemic area for schistosomiasis, were collected together with 36 environmental variables covering the whole province. Twelve different models were built and evaluated with indices, such as area under the curve (AUC), Kappa, percent correctly classified (PCC), sensitivity and specificity. We found the presence-absence models performing better than those based on presence-only. However, those derived from machine-learning, especially the random forest (RF) approach were preferable with all indices above 0.90. Distance to nearest river was found to be the most important variable for the lake/marshlands, while the climatic variables were more important for the hilly endemic areas. The predicted high-risk areas for potential snail habitats of the lake/marshland type exist mainly along the Yangtze River, while those of the hilly type are dispersed in the areas south of the Yangtze River. We provide here the first comprehensive risk profile of potential snail habitats based on precise examinations revealing the true distribution and habitat type, thereby improving efficiency and accuracy of snail control including better allocation of limited health resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7b1501f3f66429ab83e88ce51aa04902022-12-21T22:41:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352020-04-01144e000817810.1371/journal.pntd.0008178Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches.Jun ZhangMing YueYi HuRobert BergquistChuan SuFenghua GaoZhi-Guo CaoZhijie ZhangElimination of the intermediate snail host of Schistosoma is the most effective way to control schistosomiasis and the most important first step is to accurately identify the snail habitats. Due to the substantial resources required for traditional, manual snail-searching in the field, and potential risk of miss-classification of potential snail habitats by remote sensing, more convenient and precise methods are urgently needed. Snail data (N = 15,000) from two types of snail habitats (lake/marshland and hilly areas) in Anhui Province, a typical endemic area for schistosomiasis, were collected together with 36 environmental variables covering the whole province. Twelve different models were built and evaluated with indices, such as area under the curve (AUC), Kappa, percent correctly classified (PCC), sensitivity and specificity. We found the presence-absence models performing better than those based on presence-only. However, those derived from machine-learning, especially the random forest (RF) approach were preferable with all indices above 0.90. Distance to nearest river was found to be the most important variable for the lake/marshlands, while the climatic variables were more important for the hilly endemic areas. The predicted high-risk areas for potential snail habitats of the lake/marshland type exist mainly along the Yangtze River, while those of the hilly type are dispersed in the areas south of the Yangtze River. We provide here the first comprehensive risk profile of potential snail habitats based on precise examinations revealing the true distribution and habitat type, thereby improving efficiency and accuracy of snail control including better allocation of limited health resources.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008178 |
| spellingShingle | Jun Zhang Ming Yue Yi Hu Robert Bergquist Chuan Su Fenghua Gao Zhi-Guo Cao Zhijie Zhang Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. |
| title_full | Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. |
| title_fullStr | Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. |
| title_short | Risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in Anhui Province of China: Model-based approaches. |
| title_sort | risk prediction of two types of potential snail habitats in anhui province of china model based approaches |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008178 |
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