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

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...

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Main Authors: Myrthe Pareyn, Anneleen Rutten, Behailu Merdekios, Ronja E. M. Wedegärtner, Nigatu Girma, Leo Regelbrugge, Simon Shibru, Herwig Leirs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Species distribution modeling
Maximum entropy
Sand fly
Phlebotomus pedifer
Ethiopia
Topoclimate
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04336-3

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