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Spatial modelling of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani s.l. (Antunes & Coutinho, 1939) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) habitat suitability in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
| Content Provider | Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) |
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| Author | Zeilhofer, Peter Kummer, Olga Patrícia Santos, Emerson Soares dos Ribeiro, Ana Lúcia Maria Missawa, Nanci Akemi |
| Abstract | Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani s.l.is the main vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in state of Mato Grosso, but little is known about environmental determinants of its spatial distribution on a regional scale. Entomologic surveys of this sand fly species, conducted between 1996 and 2001 in 41 state municipalities, were used to investigate the relationships between environmental factors and the presence of the species, and to develop a spatial model of habitat suitability. The relationship between averaged CDC light trap indexes and 15 environmental and socio-economic factors were tested by logistic regression (LR) analysis. Spatial layers of deforestation tax and the Brazilian index of gross net production (IGNP) were identified as significant explanatory variables for vector presence in the LR model, and these were then overlaid with habitat maps. The highest habitat suitability in 2001 was obtained for the heavily deforested areas in the Central-North, South, East, and Southwest of Mato Grosso, particularly in municipalities with lower IGNP values. |
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| Starting Page | 653 |
| Ending Page | 660 |
| Page Count | 8 |
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| ISSN | 00740276 |
| DOI | 10.1590/S0074-02762008000700005 |
| Journal | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 103 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-11-01 |
| Publisher Institution | Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Mato Grosso Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde |
| Publisher Place | Brasil |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lutzomyia whitmani Phlebotomine Spatial modelling Mato Grosso |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Microbiology (medical) |
