Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.

Florida faces the challenge of repeated introduction and autochthonous transmission of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Empirically-based predictive models of the spatial distribution of these species would aid surveillance and vector control efforts. To predict the occ...

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Main Authors: Bingyi Yang, Brooke A Borgert, Barry W Alto, Carl K Boohene, Joe Brew, Kelly Deutsch, James T DeValerio, Rhoel R Dinglasan, Daniel Dixon, Joseph M Faella, Sandra L Fisher-Grainger, Gregory E Glass, Reginald Hayes, David F Hoel, Austin Horton, Agne Janusauskaite, Bill Kellner, Moritz U G Kraemer, Keira J Lucas, Johana Medina, Rachel Morreale, William Petrie, Robert C Reiner, Michael T Riles, Henrik Salje, David L Smith, John P Smith, Amy Solis, Jason Stuck, Chalmers Vasquez, Katie F Williams, Rui-De Xue, Derek A T Cummings
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009063&type=printable
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author Bingyi Yang
Brooke A Borgert
Barry W Alto
Carl K Boohene
Joe Brew
Kelly Deutsch
James T DeValerio
Rhoel R Dinglasan
Daniel Dixon
Joseph M Faella
Sandra L Fisher-Grainger
Gregory E Glass
Reginald Hayes
David F Hoel
Austin Horton
Agne Janusauskaite
Bill Kellner
Moritz U G Kraemer
Keira J Lucas
Johana Medina
Rachel Morreale
William Petrie
Robert C Reiner
Michael T Riles
Henrik Salje
David L Smith
John P Smith
Amy Solis
Jason Stuck
Chalmers Vasquez
Katie F Williams
Rui-De Xue
Derek A T Cummings
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Brooke A Borgert
Barry W Alto
Carl K Boohene
Joe Brew
Kelly Deutsch
James T DeValerio
Rhoel R Dinglasan
Daniel Dixon
Joseph M Faella
Sandra L Fisher-Grainger
Gregory E Glass
Reginald Hayes
David F Hoel
Austin Horton
Agne Janusauskaite
Bill Kellner
Moritz U G Kraemer
Keira J Lucas
Johana Medina
Rachel Morreale
William Petrie
Robert C Reiner
Michael T Riles
Henrik Salje
David L Smith
John P Smith
Amy Solis
Jason Stuck
Chalmers Vasquez
Katie F Williams
Rui-De Xue
Derek A T Cummings
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description Florida faces the challenge of repeated introduction and autochthonous transmission of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Empirically-based predictive models of the spatial distribution of these species would aid surveillance and vector control efforts. To predict the occurrence and abundance of these species, we fit a mixed-effects zero-inflated negative binomial regression to a mosquito surveillance dataset with records from more than 200,000 trap days, representative of 53% of the land area and ranging from 2004 to 2018 in Florida. We found an asymmetrical competitive interaction between adult populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus for the sampled sites. Wind speed was negatively associated with the occurrence and abundance of both vectors. Our model predictions show high accuracy (72.9% to 94.5%) in validation tests leaving out a random 10% subset of sites and data since 2017, suggesting a potential for predicting the distribution of the two Aedes vectors.
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spelling doaj-art-76b16f7962fe44dc938ecce38d1e78572025-08-20T03:47:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352021-03-01153e000906310.1371/journal.pntd.0009063Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.Bingyi YangBrooke A BorgertBarry W AltoCarl K BooheneJoe BrewKelly DeutschJames T DeValerioRhoel R DinglasanDaniel DixonJoseph M FaellaSandra L Fisher-GraingerGregory E GlassReginald HayesDavid F HoelAustin HortonAgne JanusauskaiteBill KellnerMoritz U G KraemerKeira J LucasJohana MedinaRachel MorrealeWilliam PetrieRobert C ReinerMichael T RilesHenrik SaljeDavid L SmithJohn P SmithAmy SolisJason StuckChalmers VasquezKatie F WilliamsRui-De XueDerek A T CummingsFlorida faces the challenge of repeated introduction and autochthonous transmission of arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Empirically-based predictive models of the spatial distribution of these species would aid surveillance and vector control efforts. To predict the occurrence and abundance of these species, we fit a mixed-effects zero-inflated negative binomial regression to a mosquito surveillance dataset with records from more than 200,000 trap days, representative of 53% of the land area and ranging from 2004 to 2018 in Florida. We found an asymmetrical competitive interaction between adult populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus for the sampled sites. Wind speed was negatively associated with the occurrence and abundance of both vectors. Our model predictions show high accuracy (72.9% to 94.5%) in validation tests leaving out a random 10% subset of sites and data since 2017, suggesting a potential for predicting the distribution of the two Aedes vectors.https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009063&type=printable
spellingShingle Bingyi Yang
Brooke A Borgert
Barry W Alto
Carl K Boohene
Joe Brew
Kelly Deutsch
James T DeValerio
Rhoel R Dinglasan
Daniel Dixon
Joseph M Faella
Sandra L Fisher-Grainger
Gregory E Glass
Reginald Hayes
David F Hoel
Austin Horton
Agne Janusauskaite
Bill Kellner
Moritz U G Kraemer
Keira J Lucas
Johana Medina
Rachel Morreale
William Petrie
Robert C Reiner
Michael T Riles
Henrik Salje
David L Smith
John P Smith
Amy Solis
Jason Stuck
Chalmers Vasquez
Katie F Williams
Rui-De Xue
Derek A T Cummings
Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
title Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
title_full Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
title_fullStr Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
title_full_unstemmed Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
title_short Modelling distributions of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using climate, host density and interspecies competition.
title_sort modelling distributions of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus using climate host density and interspecies competition
url https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0009063&type=printable
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