Understanding Phlebotomus perniciosus abundance in south-east Spain: assessing the role of environmental and anthropic factors

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Risueno J., Munoz C., Perez-Cutillas P., Goyena E., Gonzalvez M., Ortuno M., ...More

PARASITES & VECTORS, vol.10, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 10
• Publication Date: 2017
• Doi Number: 10.1186/s13071-017-2135-3
• Journal Name: PARASITES & VECTORS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Leishmaniosis is associated with Phlebotomus sand fly vector density, but our knowledge of the environmental framework that regulates highly overdispersed vector abundance distributions is limited. We used a standardized sampling procedure in the bioclimatically diverse Murcia Region in Spain and multilevel regression models for count data to estimate P. perniciosus abundance in relation to environmental and anthropic factors.