Journal article
A Novel Sampling Method to Measure Socioeconomic Drivers of Aedes Albopictus Distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
International journal of environmental research and public health, v 15(10), p2179
05 Oct 2018
PMID: 30301172
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Abstract
Climate change, urbanization, and globalization have facilitated the spread of
mosquitoes into regions that were previously unsuitable, causing an increased threat of arbovirus transmission on a global scale. While numerous studies have addressed the urban ecology of
, few have accounted for socioeconomic factors that affect their range in urban regions. Here we introduce an original sampling design for
, that uses a spatial optimization process to identify urban collection sites based on both geographic parameters as well as the gradient of socioeconomic variables present in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, encompassing the city of Charlotte, a rapidly growing urban environment. We collected 3,645 specimens of
(87% of total samples) across 12 weeks at the 90 optimized site locations and modelled the relationships between the abundance of gravid
and a variety of neighborhood socioeconomic attributes as well as land cover characteristics. Our results demonstrate that the abundance of gravid
is inversely related to the socioeconomic status of the neighborhood and directly related to both landscape heterogeneity as well as proportions of particular resident races/ethnicities. We present our results alongside a description of our novel sampling scheme and its usefulness as an approach to urban vector epidemiology. Additionally, we supply recommendations for future investigations into the socioeconomic determinants of vector-borne disease risk.
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- Title
- A Novel Sampling Method to Measure Socioeconomic Drivers of Aedes Albopictus Distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Creators
- Ari Whiteman - University of North Carolina at CharlotteEric Delmelle - University of North Carolina at CharlotteTyler Rapp - Academy for Population Health Innovation, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA. trapp1@uncc.eduShi Chen - University of North Carolina at CharlotteGang Chen - University of North Carolina at CharlotteMichael Dulin - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, v 15(10), p2179
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000448818100121
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85054773272
- Other Identifier
- 991021874544504721
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