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ArticleParasites & vectors2025

Spatial epidemiology of Tabanus (Diptera: Tabanidae) vectors of Trypanosoma.

Roberta Marques, Daniel Jiménez-García, Luis E Escobar, Tiago Kütter Krolow, Rodrigo Ferreira Krüger

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Roberta MarquesPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 96010-900, Brazil. roberta.marques@correo.buap.mx.
Daniel Jiménez-GarcíaLaboratorio de Biodiversidad, Centro de Agroecología y Ambiente, Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México. daniel.jimenez@correo.buap.mx.
Luis E EscobarDepartment of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Tiago Kütter KrolowLaboratório de Entomologia, Coordenação de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Caixa Postal: 136, Rua 03, Qd 17 s/n, Jardim dos Ipês, Porto Nacional, Tocantins, CEP 77500-000, Brazil.
Rodrigo Ferreira KrügerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Campus Universitário, s/n, Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 96010-900, Brazil.

Funding

Mentored Research (K01) Integrative Spatial Epidemiology Study of Wildlife Rabies SpilloverK01AI168452 · NIAID · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Luis E Escobar · 2023 to 2026
$502k
CONAHCYT Ciencia Basica y de Frontera CBF 2023-2024 2899Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 308908/2016-3Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 310214/2021-1Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program Senior ScholarHEGS 2116748National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health K01AI168452National Science Foundation CAREER 2235295NIAID NIH HHS K01 AI168452
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Abstract

backgroundTrypanosoma are protozoa parasites that infect animals and can cause economic losses in cattle production. Trypanosoma live in the blood and are transmitted by hematophagous insects, such as flies in the genus Tabanus. Using ecological niche models, we explored the current geography of six common Tabanus species in Brazil, which are considered vectors of Trypanosoma vivax and Tr. evansi in the Neotropics.

methodsWe used georeferenced data and biotic and abiotic variables integrated using a fundamental ecological niche modeling approach. Modeling results from six Tabanus species were used to identify risk areas of Trypanosoma transmission in Latin America accounting for area predicted, landscape conditions, and density of livestock. We performed Jaccard, Schoener, and Hellinger metrics to indicate the ecological niche similarities of pairs of Tabanus species to identify known and likely vectors overlapping in distribution across geographies.

resultsOur results revealed significant ecological niche similarities for two Tabanus species (T. pungens and T. sorbillans), whereas T. triangulum and T. importunus have low ecological similarity. Ecological niche models predicted risk of Trypanosoma transmission across Neotropical countries, with the highest risk in southern South America, Venezuela, and central Mexico.

conclusionsMore than 1.6 billion cattle and 38 million horses are under a threat category for infection risk. Furthermore, we identified specific areas and livestock populations at high risk of trypanosomiasis in Latin America. This study reveals the areas, landscapes, and populations at risk of Trypanosoma infections in livestock in the Americas.

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DipteraInsect VectorsTrypanosomaTrypanosomiasisAnimalsBrazilCattleCattle DiseasesEcosystemHorsesEcological niche modelingHorse flyIllness riskNeotropicsTrypanosomiasis

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