Modelling the impact of climate change on the distribution and abundance of tsetse in Northern Zimbabwe

Modelling the impact of climate change on the distribution and abundance of tsetse in Northern Zimbabwe

Abstract Background Climate change is predicted to impact the transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases. Tsetse flies (Glossina) transmit species of Trypanosoma that cause human and animal African trypanosomiasis. A previous modelling study showed that temperature increases between 1990 and 201...

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Main Authors: Joshua Longbottom, Cyril Caminade, Harry S. Gibson, Daniel J. Weiss, Steve Torr, Jennifer S. Lord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tsetse
Northern zimbabwe
Spatial model
Abundance estimates
Sleeping sickness
r-HAT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04398-3

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