Artículo
Potential Distribution Map of Culicoides insignis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Vector of Bluetongue Virus, in Northwestern Argentina
Veggiani Aybar, Cecilia Adriana
; Díaz Gómez, Andrea Romina
; Dantur Juri, Maria Julia
; Lisarralde de Grosso, Mercedes S.; Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Fecha de publicación:
07/2016
Editorial:
University of Arizona
Revista:
Journal of Insect Science
ISSN:
1536-2442
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Culicoides insignis Lutz is incriminated as a vector of bluetongue virus (BTV) to ruminants in America. In South America, almost all countries have serological evidence of BTV infections, but only four outbreaks of the disease have been reported. Although clinical diseases have never been cited in Argentina, viral activity has been detected in cattle. In this study, we developed a potential distribution map of Culicoides insignis populations in northwestern Argentina using Maximum Entropy Modeling (Maxent). For the analyses, information regarding both data of specimen collections between 2003 and 2013, and climatic and environmental variables was used. Variables selection was based on the ecological relevance in relation to Culicoides spp. biology and distribution in the area. The best Maxent model according to the Jackknife test included 53 C. insignis presence records and precipitation of the warmest quarter, altitude, and precipitation of the wettest month. Accuracy was evaluated by the area under the curve (AUC = 0.97). These results provide an important analytical resource of high potential for both the development of suitable control strategies and the assessment of disease transmission risk in the region.
Palabras clave:
BITING MIDGES
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VECTORS
,
POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION
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ARGENTINA
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Articulos(CCT - NOA SUR)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NOA SUR
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - NOA SUR
Articulos(ILPLA)
Articulos de INST.DE LIMNOLOGIA "DR. RAUL A. RINGUELET"
Articulos de INST.DE LIMNOLOGIA "DR. RAUL A. RINGUELET"
Articulos(UEL)
Articulos de UNIDAD EJECUTORA LILLO
Articulos de UNIDAD EJECUTORA LILLO
Citación
Veggiani Aybar, Cecilia Adriana; Díaz Gómez, Andrea Romina; Dantur Juri, Maria Julia; Lisarralde de Grosso, Mercedes S. ; Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo; Potential Distribution Map of Culicoides insignis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), Vector of Bluetongue Virus, in Northwestern Argentina; University of Arizona; Journal of Insect Science; 16; 65; 7-2016; 1-7
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