Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease.
Prevention of Chagas disease depends mainly on control of the insect vectors that transmit infection. Unfortunately, the vectors have been resurgent in some areas. It is important to understand the dynamics of reinfestation where it occurs. Here we show how continuous- and discrete-time models fitte...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4b42e339f5d74fb0842cf112bb948c3a 2023-05-15T15:06:59+02:00 Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease. Heinrich Zu Dohna María C Cecere Ricardo E Gürtler Uriel Kitron Joel E Cohen 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000490 https://doaj.org/article/4b42e339f5d74fb0842cf112bb948c3a EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2709728?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000490 https://doaj.org/article/4b42e339f5d74fb0842cf112bb948c3a PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 3, Iss 7, p e490 (2009) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000490 2022-12-31T01:33:05Z Prevention of Chagas disease depends mainly on control of the insect vectors that transmit infection. Unfortunately, the vectors have been resurgent in some areas. It is important to understand the dynamics of reinfestation where it occurs. Here we show how continuous- and discrete-time models fitted to patch-level infestation states can elucidate different aspects of re-establishment. Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease, reinfested sites in three villages in northwest Argentina after community-wide insecticide spraying in October 1992.Different methods of estimating the probabilities of bug establishment on each site were compared. The results confirmed previous results showing a 6-month time lag between detection of a new infestation and dispersal events. The analysis showed that more new bug populations become established from May to November than from November to May. This seasonal increase in bug establishment coincides with a seasonal increase in dispersal distance. In the fitted models, the probability of new bug establishment increases with increasing time since last detected infestation.These effects of season and previous infestation on bug establishment challenge our current understanding of T. infestans ecology and highlight important gaps in knowledge. Experiments necessary to close these gaps are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Argentina PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3 7 e490 |
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Prevention of Chagas disease depends mainly on control of the insect vectors that transmit infection. Unfortunately, the vectors have been resurgent in some areas. It is important to understand the dynamics of reinfestation where it occurs. Here we show how continuous- and discrete-time models fitted to patch-level infestation states can elucidate different aspects of re-establishment. Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease, reinfested sites in three villages in northwest Argentina after community-wide insecticide spraying in October 1992.Different methods of estimating the probabilities of bug establishment on each site were compared. The results confirmed previous results showing a 6-month time lag between detection of a new infestation and dispersal events. The analysis showed that more new bug populations become established from May to November than from November to May. This seasonal increase in bug establishment coincides with a seasonal increase in dispersal distance. In the fitted models, the probability of new bug establishment increases with increasing time since last detected infestation.These effects of season and previous infestation on bug establishment challenge our current understanding of T. infestans ecology and highlight important gaps in knowledge. Experiments necessary to close these gaps are discussed. |
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Heinrich Zu Dohna María C Cecere Ricardo E Gürtler Uriel Kitron Joel E Cohen |
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Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease. |
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Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease. |
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Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease. |
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Spatial re-establishment dynamics of local populations of vectors of Chagas disease. |
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