Cryptosporidiosis threat under climate change in China: prediction and validation of habitat suitability and outbreak risk for human-derived Cryptosporidium based on ecological niche models

• Main Authors: Xu Wang (Author), Yanyan Jiang (Author), Weiping Wu (Author), Xiaozhou He (Author), Zhenghuan Wang (Author), Yayi Guan (Author), Ning Xu (Author), Qilu Chen (Author), Yujuan Shen (Author), Jianping Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic intestinal infectious disease caused by Cryptosporidium spp., and its transmission is highly influenced by climate factors. In the present study, the potential spatial distribution of Cryptosporidium in China was predicted based on ecological niche...