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Mapping the Distributions of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses in China
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Wang, Tao Fan, Zheng-Wei Ji, Yang Chen, Jin-Jin Zhao, Guo-Ping Zhang, Wen-Hui Zhang, Hai-Yang Jiang, Bao-Gui Xu, Qiang Lv, Chen-Long Zhang, Xiao-Ai Li, Hao Yang, Yang Fang, Li-Qun Liu, Wei |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The geographic expansion of mosquitos is associated with a rising frequency of outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases (MBD) worldwide. We collected occurrence locations and times of mosquito species, mosquito-borne arboviruses, and MBDs in the mainland of China in 1954−2020. We mapped the spatial distributions of mosquitoes and arboviruses at the county level, and we used machine learning algorithms to assess contributions of ecoclimatic, socioenvironmental, and biological factors to the spatial distributions of 26 predominant mosquito species and two MBDs associated with high disease burden. Altogether, 339 mosquito species and 35 arboviruses were mapped at the county level. Culex tritaeniorhynchus is found to harbor the highest variety of arboviruses (19 species), followed by Anopheles sinensis (11) and Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (9). Temperature seasonality, annual precipitation, and mammalian richness were the three most important contributors to the spatial distributions of most of the 26 predominant mosquito species. The model-predicted suitable habitats are 60–664% larger in size than what have been observed, indicating the possibility of severe under-detection. The spatial distribution of major mosquito species in China is likely to be under-estimated by current field observations. More active surveillance is needed to investigate the mosquito species in specific areas where investigation is missing but model-predicted probability is high. |
| Starting Page | 691 |
| e-ISSN | 19994915 |
| DOI | 10.3390/v14040691 |
| Journal | Viruses |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-03-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Viruses Infectious Diseases Tropical Medicine Mosquitoes Arboviruses Mosquito-borne Diseases Distribution Risk Determinants China |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |