An ecological niche model to predict the geographic distribution of Haemagogus janthinomys, Dyar, 1921 a yellow fever and Mayaro virus vector, in South America.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Michael Celone, David Brooks Pecor, Alexander Potter, Alec Richardson, James Dunford, Simon Pollett
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Dyar; Human health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010564; https://doaj.org/article/f14bb74e3d3c41aca26942c83086fbae

Yellow fever virus (YFV) has a long history of impacting human health in South America. Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging arbovirus of public health concern in the Neotropics and its full impact is yet unknown. Both YFV and MAYV are primarily maintained via a sylvatic transmission cycle but can be...