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The current distribution of tick species in Inner Mongolia and inferring potential suitability areas for dominant tick species based on the MaxEnt model
BackgroundTicks are known to transmit a wide range of diseases, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. The expansion of tick...
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Predicting habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Finland
BackgroundTicks are responsible for transmitting several notable pathogens worldwide. Finland lies in a zone where two human-biting tick species...
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Map** current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi
BackgroundAnopheles stephensi is a malaria-transmitting mosquito that has recently expanded from its primary range in Asia and the Middle East, to...
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Ticks on the move—climate change-induced range shifts of three tick species in Europe: current and future habitat suitability for Ixodes ricinus in comparison with Dermacentor reticulatus and Dermacentor marginatus
Tick-borne diseases are a major health problem worldwide and could become even more important in Europe in the future. Due to changing climatic...
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Predicting the habitat suitability of Schistosoma intermediate host Bulinus truncatus, its predatory aquatic insect Odonata nymph, and the associated aquatic plant Ceratophyllum demersum using MaxEnt
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases in tropical and subtropical areas. Its prevalence is associated with the distribution...
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Larval habitat stability and productivity in two sites in Southern Ghana
BackgroundMosquito larval source management (LSM) is a valuable additional tool for malaria vector control. Understanding the characteristics of...
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Habitat suitability modelling to assess the introductions of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Netherlands
BackgroundIn the Netherlands, Aedes albopictus has been found each year since 2010 during routine exotic mosquito species surveillance at companies...
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Seismic Survey Risk Assessment on Common Dolphins in the South-western Coast of Portugal
While ship traffic is the primary source of anthropogenic underwater noise worldwide, locally, other sources may have a higher impact on marine life,...
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Climate change diminishes the potential habitat of the bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum): evidence from Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
BackgroundUnderstanding the response of vector habitats to climate change is essential for vector management. Increasingly, there is fear that...
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Habitat fragmentation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest is associated with erosion of frog immunogenetic diversity and increased fungal infections
Habitat fragmentation and infectious diseases threaten wildlife globally, but the interactions of these threats are poorly understood. For instance,...
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Geospatial modelling of dry season habitats of the malaria vector, Anopheles funestus, in south-eastern Tanzania
BackgroundAnopheles funestus is a major malaria vector in Eastern and Southern Africa and is currently the dominant malaria-transmitting vector in...
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High-resolution habitat suitability model for Phlebotomus pedifer, the vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in southwestern Ethiopia
BackgroundPhlebotomus pedifer is the vector for Leishmania aethiopica causing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in southwestern Ethiopia. Previous...
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Fine-scale map** of urban malaria exposure under data scarcity: an approach centred on vector ecology
BackgroundAlthough malaria transmission has experienced an overall decline in sub-Saharan Africa, urban malaria is now considered an emerging health...
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Potential distribution modelling for Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) in South America
The species Haemonchus contortus occurs in many regions worldwide, mainly parasitising small ruminants and economically impacting animal production....
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Map** Thermal Physiology of Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate: Shifts in Geographic and Demographic Risk of Suitability
Purpose of ReviewTo describe a collection of recent work published on thermal suitability for vector-borne diseases, in which map** approaches...
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Predicting the potential nationwide distribution of the snail vector, Oncomelania hupensis quadrasi, in the Philippines using the MaxEnt algorithm
Schistosomiasis remains a major public health concern affecting approximately 12 million people in the Philippines due to inadequate information...
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Effects of white-tailed deer habitat use preferences on southern cattle fever tick eradication: simulating impact on “pasture vacation” strategies
BackgroundRhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) annulatus and Rhipicephalus ( Boophilus ) microplus (southern cattle fever tick; SCFT), collectively known as...
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Effect of predators on Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus larval survivorship in Homa Bay County Western Kenya
BackgroundThe rise of insecticide resistance against malaria vectors in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in the need to consider other methods of...
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Landscape level associations between birds, mosquitoes and microclimates: possible consequences for disease transmission?
BackgroundMosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. While climatic factors have been linked to disease occurrences, they do not explain the non-random...
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Drivers of autochthonous malaria cases over time: could the Central European present the African future?
BackgroundResults of spatial and temporal comparison of malaria hotspots and coldspots could improve the health measures of malaria control and...
