Relationships between water quality and mosquito presence and abundance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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mosquito
climate
water quality
systematic review
meta-analysis
dc.contributor.author
Avramov, Marc
Thaivalappil, Abhinand
Ludwig, Antoinette
Miner, Lauren
Cullingham, Catherine
Waddell, Lisa
Lapen, David R.
dc.date.accepted
2023-09-18
dc.date.accessioned
2023-11-28T19:27:25Z
dc.date.available
2023-11-28T19:27:25Z
dc.date.issued
2023-10-13
dc.description.abstract - en
Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) are emerging in response to climate and land use changes. As mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) habitat selection is often contingent on water availability for egg and larval development, studies have recognized water quality also influences larval habitats. However, underlying species-, genera-, and mosquito level preferences for water quality conditions are varied. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify, characterize, appraise, and synthesize available global data on the relationships between water quality and mosquito presence and abundance (MPA); with the goal to further our understanding of the geographic expansion of MBD risks. A systematic review was conducted to identify studies investigating the relationships between water quality properties and MPA. Where appropriate, random-effects meta-analyses were conducted to provide pooled estimates for the association between the most reported water quality properties and MPA. The most reported water quality parameters were pH (87%), nitrogen concentrations (56%), turbidity (56%), electrical conductivity (54%), dissolved oxygen (43%), phosphorus concentrations (30%), and alkalinity (10%). Overall, pH (P = 0.05), turbidity (P < 0.0001), electrical conductivity (P = 0.005), dissolved oxygen (P < 0.0001), nitrogen (P < 0.0001), and phosphorus (P < 0.0001) showed significantly positive pooled correlations with MPA, while alkalinity showed a nonsignificant null pooled correlation (P = 0.85). We observed high heterogeneity in most meta-analyses, and climate zonation was shown to influence the pooled estimates. Linkages between MPA and water quality properties will enhance our capacity to predict MBD risks under changing environmental and land use changes.
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Avramov M, Thaivalappil A, Ludwig A, Miner L, Cullingham CI, Waddell L, Lapen DR. Relationships between water quality and mosquito presence and abundance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Entomol. 2023 Oct 13:tjad139. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad139. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37832159.
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad139
dc.identifier.issn
1938-2928
dc.identifier.pubmedID
37832159
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/1323
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
Oxford Academic
dc.rights - en
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
dc.rights - fr
Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
dc.subject - fr
Santé
dc.subject.en - en
Health
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
dc.title - en
Relationships between water quality and mosquito presence and abundance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
dc.type - en
Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.article.journaltitle
Journal of Medical Entomology
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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