Environmental Drivers and Potential Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni Endemic Areas in Ethiopia
| العنوان: | Environmental Drivers and Potential Distribution of Schistosoma mansoni Endemic Areas in Ethiopia |
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| المؤلفون: | Tadesse Kebede, Yang Yang, Song Liang, Di Tian, Keerati Ponpetch, Teshome Bekana, Berhanu Erko |
| المصدر: | Microorganisms, Vol 9, Iss 2144, p 2144 (2021) Microorganisms Volume 9 Issue 10 |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Microbiology (medical), QH301-705.5, Distribution (economics), Climate change, Schistosomiasis, Disease, Microbiology, Article, law.invention, Public health surveillance, law, Virology, parasitic diseases, medicine, Biology (General), Socioeconomics, ecological niche modeling, Schistosoma mansoni, biology, business.industry, environmental driver, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Environmental niche modelling, Transmission (mechanics), Geography, Ethiopia, business |
| الوصف: | In Ethiopia, human schistosomiasis is caused by two species of schistosome, Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium, with the former being dominant in the country, causing infections of more than 5 million people and more than 37 million at risk of infection. What is more, new transmission foci for S. mansoni have been reported over the past years in the country, raising concerns over the potential impacts of environmental changes (e.g., climate change) on the disease spread. Knowledge on the distribution of schistosomiasis endemic areas and associated drivers is much needed for surveillance and control programs in the country. Here we report a study that aims to examine environmental determinants underlying the distribution and suitability of S. mansoni endemic areas at the national scale of Ethiopia. The study identified that, among five physical environmental factors examined, soil property, elevation, and climatic factors (e.g., precipitation and temperature) are key factors associated with the distribution of S. mansoni endemic areas. The model predicted that the suitable areas for schistosomiasis transmission are largely distributed in northern, central, and western parts of the country, suggesting a potentially wide distribution of S. mansoni endemic areas. The findings of this study are potentially instrumental to inform public health surveillance, intervention, and future research on schistosomiasis in Ethiopia. The modeling approaches employed in this study may be extended to other schistosomiasis endemic regions and to other vector-borne diseases. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2076-2607 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::9c5814f4b05f53e078b07e9a3562ce02Test https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/10/2144Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....9c5814f4b05f53e078b07e9a3562ce02 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20762607 |
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