Geospatial Analysis and Seasonal Distribution of West Nile Virus Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Ontario, Canada
| العنوان: | Geospatial Analysis and Seasonal Distribution of West Nile Virus Vectors (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Ontario, Canada |
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| المؤلفون: | Fiona F. Hunter, Kevin W. Turner, Bryan V. Giordano |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 15, Iss 4, p 614 (2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 15; Issue 4; Pages: 614 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, West Nile virus, Ontario, Canada, mosquito, biogeography, vector, Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Ochlerotatus, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, viruses, 030231 tropical medicine, Population, Population Dynamics, lcsh:Medicine, Mosquito Vectors, 01 natural sciences, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Spatio-Temporal Analysis, Culex pipiens, Animals, education, Ochlerotatus triseriatus, Aedes vexans, Anopheles punctipennis, education.field_of_study, biology, Ecology, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, 010602 entomology, Geography, Culicidae, Population Surveillance, Seasons |
| الوصف: | The purpose of this study was to establish geospatial and seasonal distributions of West Nile virus vectors in southern Ontario, Canada using historical surveillance data from 2002 to 2014. We set out to produce mosquito abundance prediction surfaces for each of Ontario’s thirteen West Nile virus vectors. We also set out to determine whether elevation and proximity to conservation areas and provincial parks, wetlands, and population centres could be used to improve our model. Our results indicated that the data sets for Anopheles quadrimaculatus, Anopheles punctipennis, Anopheles walkeri, Culex salinarius, Culex tarsalis, Ochlerotatus stimulans, and Ochlerotatus triseriatus were not suitable for geospatial modelling because they are randomly distributed throughout Ontario. Spatial prediction surfaces were created for Aedes japonicus and proximity to wetlands, Aedes vexans and proximity to population centres, Culex pipiens/restuans and proximity to population centres, Ochlerotatus canadensis and elevation, and Ochlerotatus trivittatus and proximity to population centres using kriging. Seasonal distributions are presented for all thirteen species. We have identified both when and where vector species are most abundant in southern Ontario. These data have the potential to contribute to a more efficient and focused larvicide program and West Nile virus awareness campaigns. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1660-4601 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::42af25f4b2b7b09c5791ee5fe23c08f1 http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/614 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....42af25f4b2b7b09c5791ee5fe23c08f1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 16604601 |
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