Yañez-Arenas Carlos, Rioja-Nieto Rodolfo, Martín Gerardo A, Dzul-Manzanilla Felipe, Chiappa-Carrara Xavier, Buenfil-Ávila Aura, Manrique-Saide Pablo, Correa-Morales Fabián, Díaz-Quiñónez José Alberto, Pérez-Rentería Crescencio, Ordoñez-Álvarez José, Vazquez-Prokopec Gonzalo, Huerta Herón
Grupo de Análisis en Ecología Geográfica Aplicada, Laboratorio de Biología de la Conservación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico.
Laboratorio de Análisis Espacial de Zonas Costeras, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal Chuburná Puerto Km. 5, Sierra Papacal, Yucatán, Mexico.
J Med Entomol. 2018 Jan 10;55(1):69-77. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx185.
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae), is an invasive species and a vector of numerous human pathogens, including chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever, and Zika viruses. This mosquito had been reported from 36 geographic locations in Mexico by 2005, increasing to 101 locations by 2010 and 501 locations (spanning 16 states) by 2016. Here we modeled the occupied niche for Ae. albopictus in Mexico to characterize the environmental conditions related to its presence, and to generate updated environmental suitability maps. The predictors with the greatest contribution to characterizing the occupied niche for Ae. albopictus were NDVI and annual mean temperature. We also estimated the environmental suitability for Ae. albopictus in regions of the country where it has not been documented yet, by means of: 1) transferring its occupied niche model to these regions and 2) modeling its fundamental niche using global data. Our models will help vector control and public health institutions to identify areas where Ae. albopictus has not yet been recorded but where it may be present. We emphasize that most of Mexico has environmental conditions that potentially allow the survival of Ae. albopictus, which underscores the need for systematic mosquito monitoring in all states of the country.
白纹伊蚊（学名：Aedes albopictus (Skuse)，双翅目：蚊科）是一种入侵物种，也是包括基孔肯雅病毒、登革热病毒、黄热病毒和寨卡病毒在内的多种人类病原体的传播媒介。截至2005年，墨西哥36个地理位置已报告发现这种蚊子，到2010年增加到101个地点，到2016年则达到501个地点（分布在16个州）。在此，我们对墨西哥白纹伊蚊的实际生态位进行建模，以描述与其存在相关的环境条件，并生成最新的环境适宜性地图。对表征白纹伊蚊实际生态位贡献最大的预测因子是归一化植被指数（NDVI）和年平均温度。我们还通过以下两种方法估计了该国尚未有记录地区白纹伊蚊的环境适宜性：1）将其实际生态位模型转移到这些地区；2）利用全球数据对其基础生态位进行建模。我们的模型将有助于病媒控制和公共卫生机构识别尚未记录到但可能存在白纹伊蚊的地区。我们强调，墨西哥大部分地区的环境条件可能允许白纹伊蚊生存，这突出了在该国所有州进行系统蚊虫监测的必要性。
