Multiscale environmental determinants of Leishmania vectors in the urban-rural context.

María Gabriela QuintanaMaría Soledad SantiniRegino CaviaMariela Florencia MartínezDomingo Javier LiottaMaría Soledad FernándezAdriana Alicia PérezJosé Manuel Direni ManciniSofía Lorian MoyaMagalí Gabriela GiulianiOscar Daniel Salomón

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)

The abundance of both species is influenced by variables at different scales, their influence probably has a hierarchy and they are acting on different aspects of the biology of these vectors. The urban spatial segregation of Lu. longipalpis and the peri-urban and rural segregation of N. whitmani increase the risk of VL and CL. The selection of the better variables for each scale will allow the design of appropriate control strategies depending on species.

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south africa
gene therapy
genetic diversity
risk assessment
climate change
wastewater treatment
life cycle