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Prediction of the potential global distribution for Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni.
| Title: | Prediction of the potential global distribution for Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni. |
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| Authors: | Ya Yang, Wanting Cheng, Xiaoying Wu, Shaoyu Huang, Zhuohui Deng, Xin Zeng, Dongjuan Yuan, Yu Yang, Zhongdao Wu, Yue Chen, Yibiao Zhou, Qingwu Jiang |
| Source: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 5, p e0006548 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Collection: | LCC:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: | BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease and is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries. Biomphalaria straminea, an intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni, is native to the southeastern part of South America and has established in other regions of South America, Central America and southern China during the last decades. S. mansoni is endemic in Africa, the Middle East, South America and the Caribbean. Knowledge of the potential global distribution of this snail is essential for risk assessment, monitoring, disease prevention and control.Methods and findingsA comprehensive database of cross-continental occurrence for B. straminea was compiled to construct ecological models. We used several approaches to investigate the distribution of B. straminea, including direct comparison of climatic conditions, principal component analysis and niche overlap analyses to detect niche shifts. We also investigated the impacts of bioclimatic and human factors, and then used the bioclimatic and footprint layers to predict the potential distribution of B. straminea at global scale. We detected niche shifts accompanying the invasions of B. straminea in the Americas and China. The introduced populations had enlarged its habitats to subtropical regions where annual mean temperature is relatively low. Annual mean temperature, isothermality and temperature seasonality were identified as most important climatic features for the occurrence of B. straminea. Additionally, human factors improved the model prediction (PConclusionsOur results confirmed that niche shifts took place in the invasions of B. straminea, in which bioclimatic and human factors played an important role. Our model predicted the global distribution of B. straminea based on habitat suitability, which would help for prioritizing monitoring and management efforts for B. straminea control in the context of ongoing climate change and human disturbances. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| Relation: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006548&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006548&type=printable |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006548 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/30327cc1376e4409bbec31e06101444a |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.30327cc1376e4409bbec31e06101444a |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 19352727 19352735 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006548&type=printable |
| Published in: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Language: | English |