Unveiling the overlooked: Current and future distribution dynamics of kissing bugs and palm species linked to oral Chagas disease transmission.

Autor: Picanço MM; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: mayaramoledo@ufv.br., Guedes RNC; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: guedes@ufv.br., da Silva RS; Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil. Electronic address: ricardo.siqueira@ufvjm.edu.br., Galvão C; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21.040-360, Brazil. Electronic address: clebergalvao@gmail.com., Souza PGC; Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38411-104, Brazil. Electronic address: philipe.corcino@gmail.com., Barreto AB; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: alicebarbutti@gmail.com., Sant'Ana LCDS; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: leticia.anaufv@gmail.com., Lopes PHQ; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: phlopes0699@gmail.com., Picanço MC; Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil. Electronic address: picanco@ufv.br.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta tropica [Acta Trop] 2024 Oct; Vol. 258, pp. 107367. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107367
Abstrakt: Chagas disease, a neglected global health concern primarily transmitted through the bite and feces of kissing bugs, has garnered increasing attention due to recent outbreaks in northern Brazil, highlighting the role of oral transmission facilitated by the kissing bugs species Rhodnius robustus and Rhodnius pictipes. These vectors are associated with palm trees with large crowns, such as the maripa palm (Attalea maripa) and moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa). In this study, we employ maximum entropy (MaxEnt) ecological niche models to analyze the spatial distribution of these vectors and palm species, predicting current and future climate suitability. Our models indicate broader potential habitats than documented occurrences, with high suitability in northern South America, southern Central America, central Africa, and southeast Asia. Projections suggest increased climate suitability by 2040, followed by a reduction by 2080. This study identifies present and future areas suitable for kissing bugs and palm tree species due to climate change, aiding in the design of prevention and management strategies.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes reports financial support was provided by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes reports a relationship with National Council of Scientific and Tecnological Development (CNPq) that includes: funding grants. Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes reports a relationship with Coordination of Higher Education Personnel Improvement that includes: funding grants. Raul Narciso Carvalho Guedes reports a relationship with Minas Gerais State Foundation of Support to the Research that includes: funding grants. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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