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Predicting the Current and Future Potential Distributions of Lymphatic Filariasis in Africa Using Maximum Entropy Ecological Niche Modelling
2012
PLoS ONE
Modelling the spatial distributions of human parasite species is crucial to understanding the environmental determinants of infection as well as for guiding the planning of control programmes. Here, we use ecological niche modelling to map the current potential distribution of the macroparasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis (LF), in Africa, and to estimate how future changes in climate and population could affect its spread and burden across the continent. We used 508 communityspecific
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032202
pmid:22359670
pmcid:PMC3281123
fatcat:tln7eynsdzcqbkjqzcpgnfqiwm