Species Distribution Models and Ecological Suitability Analysis for Potential Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in Mexico
Joint Authors
Rivaldi, Chissa-Louise
Montiel-Parra, Griselda
Trout Fryxell, Rebecca
Sissel, Blake
Williamson, Phillip
Sarkar, Sahotra
Illoldi-Rangel, Patricia
Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor
Rodríguez-Moreno, Angel
Gordillo-Pérez, María-Guadalupe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Species distribution models were constructed for ten Ixodes species and Amblyomma cajennense for a region including Mexico and Texas.
The model was based on a maximum entropy algorithm that used environmental layers to predict the relative probability of presence for each taxon.
For Mexico, species geographic ranges were predicted by restricting the models to cells which have a higher probability than the lowest probability of the cells in which a presence record was located.
There was spatial nonconcordance between the distributions of Amblyomma cajennense and the Ixodes group with the former restricted to lowlands and mainly the eastern coast of Mexico and the latter to montane regions with lower temperature.
The risk of Lyme disease is, therefore, mainly present in the highlands where some Ixodes species are known vectors; if Amblyomma cajennense turns out to be a competent vector, the area of risk also extends to the lowlands and the east coast.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Illoldi-Rangel, Patricia& Rivaldi, Chissa-Louise& Sissel, Blake& Trout Fryxell, Rebecca& Gordillo-Pérez, María-Guadalupe& Rodríguez-Moreno, Angel…[et al.]. 2012. Species Distribution Models and Ecological Suitability Analysis for Potential Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in Mexico. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511491
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Illoldi-Rangel, Patricia…[et al.]. Species Distribution Models and Ecological Suitability Analysis for Potential Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in Mexico. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511491
American Medical Association (AMA)
Illoldi-Rangel, Patricia& Rivaldi, Chissa-Louise& Sissel, Blake& Trout Fryxell, Rebecca& Gordillo-Pérez, María-Guadalupe& Rodríguez-Moreno, Angel…[et al.]. Species Distribution Models and Ecological Suitability Analysis for Potential Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease in Mexico. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511491
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511491