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DOI	10.1002/vms3.897
	Culex pipiens distribution in Tunisia: Identification of suitable areas through Random Forest and MaxEnt approaches
	Amdouni, Jihane; Conte, Annamaria; Ippoliti, Carla; Candeloro, Luca; Tora, Susanna; Sghaier, Soufien; Ben Hassine, Thameur; Fakhfekh, Emna Ayari; Savini, Giovanni; Hammami, Salah
通讯作者	Amdouni, J
来源期刊	VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
EISSN	2053-1095
出版年	2022
卷号	8 期号:6 页码:2703-2715
英文摘要	Background: Tunisia has experienced several West Nile virus (WNV) outbreaks since 1997. Yet, there is limited information on the spatial distribution of the main WNV mosquito vector Culex pipiens suitability at the national level. Objectives: In the present study, our aim was to predict and evaluate the potential and current distribution of Cx. pipiens in Tunisia. Methods: To this end, two species distribution models were used, i.e. MaxEnt and Random Forest. Occurrence records for Cx. pipiens were obtained from adult and larvae sampled in Tunisia from 2014 to 2017. Climatic and human factors were used as predictors to model the Cx. pipiens geographical distribution. Mean decrease accuracy and mean decrease Gin i indices were calculated to evaluate the importance of the impact of different environmental and human variables on the probability distribution of Cx. pipiens. Results: Suitable habitats were mainly distributed next to oases, in the north and eastern part of the country. The most important predictor was the population density in both models. The study found out that the governorates of Monastir, Nabeul, Manouba, Ariana, Bizerte, Gabes, Medenine and Kairouan are at highest epidemic risk. Conclusions: The potential distribution of Cx. pipiens coincides geographically with the observed distribution of the disease in humans in Tunisia. Our study has the potential for driving control effort in the fight against West Nile vector in Tunisia.
英文关键词	Cx. pipiens MaxEnt Random Forest Tunisia West Nile virus
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000844169000001
WOS关键词	WEST-NILE-VIRUS ; CLIMATE-CHANGE ; 3 DISTRICTS ; TRANSMISSION ; MOSQUITOS ; TEMPERATURE ; RESISTANCE ; CULICIDAE ; EUROPE ; IMPACT
WOS类目	Veterinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Veterinary Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/394760
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Amdouni, Jihane,Conte, Annamaria,Ippoliti, Carla,et al. Culex pipiens distribution in Tunisia: Identification of suitable areas through Random Forest and MaxEnt approaches[J],2022,8(6):2703-2715.
APA	Amdouni, Jihane.,Conte, Annamaria.,Ippoliti, Carla.,Candeloro, Luca.,Tora, Susanna.,...&Hammami, Salah.(2022).Culex pipiens distribution in Tunisia: Identification of suitable areas through Random Forest and MaxEnt approaches.VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE,8(6),2703-2715.
MLA	Amdouni, Jihane,et al."Culex pipiens distribution in Tunisia: Identification of suitable areas through Random Forest and MaxEnt approaches".VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SCIENCE 8.6(2022):2703-2715.