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ArticleScientific reports2016

Predicting malaria vector distribution under climate change scenarios in China: Challenges for malaria elimination.

Zhoupeng Ren, Duoquan Wang, Aimin Ma, Jimee Hwang, Adam Bennett, Hugh J W Sturrock, Junfu Fan, Wenjie Zhang, Dian Yang, Xinyu Feng and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Zhoupeng RenState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Duoquan WangNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Aimin MaState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Jimee HwangGlobal Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Adam BennettGlobal Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Hugh J W SturrockGlobal Health Group, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Junfu FanSchool of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China.
Wenjie ZhangState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Dian YangState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xinyu FengNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Zhigui XiaNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Xiao-Nong ZhouNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
Jinfeng WangState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Projecting the distribution of malaria vectors under climate change is essential for planning integrated vector control activities for sustaining elimination and preventing reintroduction of malaria. In China, however, little knowledge exists on the possible effects of climate change on malaria vectors. Here we assess the potential impact of climate change on four dominant malaria vectors (An. dirus, An. minimus, An. lesteri and An. sinensis) using species distribution models for two future decades: the 2030 s and the 2050 s. Simulation-based estimates suggest that the environmentally suitable area (ESA) for An. dirus and An. minimus would increase by an average of 49% and 16%, respectively, under all three scenarios for the 2030 s, but decrease by 11% and 16%, respectively in the 2050 s. By contrast, an increase of 36% and 11%, respectively, in ESA of An. lesteri and An. sinensis, was estimated under medium stabilizing (RCP4.5) and very heavy (RCP8.5) emission scenarios. in the 2050 s. In total, we predict a substantial net increase in the population exposed to the four dominant malaria vectors in the decades of the 2030 s and 2050 s, considering land use changes and urbanization simultaneously. Strategies to achieve and sustain malaria elimination in China will need to account for these potential changes in vector distributions and receptivity.

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Climate ChangeDisease EradicationAnimalsAnophelesChinaEnvironmentHumansInsect VectorsMalariaPopulation Dynamics

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PMID26868185
PMCPMC4751525

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