Updating the Northern Tsetse Limit in Burkina Faso (1949每2009): Impact of Global Change

作者:Fabrice Courtin; Jean Baptiste Rayaisse; Issa Tamboura; Oumar Serdebeogo; Zowinde Koudougou; Philippe Solano; Issa Sidibe
来源:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2010.
DOI:10.3390/ijerph7041708

摘要

The northern distribution limit of tsetse flies was updated in Burkina Faso and compared to previous limits to revise the existing map of these vectors of African trypanosomiases dating from several decades ago. From 1949 to 2009, a 25- to 150-km shift has appeared toward the south. Tsetse are now discontinuously distributed in Burkina Faso with a western and an eastern tsetse belt. This range shift can be explained by a combination of decreased rainfall and increased human density. Within a context of international control, this study provides a better understanding of the factors influencing the distribution of tsetse flies.

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