Geographical distribution modelling for Neospora caninum and Coxiella burnetii infections in dairy cattle farms in northeastern Spain

Maximum entropy ecological niche modelling and spatial scan statistic were utilized to predict the geographical range and to investigate clusters of infections for Neospora caninum and Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle farms in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, using the Maxent and SaTScan programs, re...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2013-01, Vol.141 (1), p.81-90
Main Authors: NOGAREDA, C., JUBERT, A., KANTZOURA, V., KOUAM, M. K., FEIDAS, H., THEODOROPOULOS, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Animals
Antibodies
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Cattle Diseases - parasitology
Cluster Analysis
Coccidiosis - epidemiology
Coccidiosis - veterinary
Coxiella
Coxiella burnetii
Coxiella burnetii - isolation & purification
Dairy cattle
Dairy farms
Ecological modeling
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Infections
Land cover
Livestock farms
Manufacturers
Microbiology
Milk
Miscellaneous
Neospora - isolation & purification
Neospora caninum
Original Papers
Pathogens
Precipitation
Prevalence
Q Fever - epidemiology
Q Fever - veterinary
Risk Factors
Spain - epidemiology
Topographic databases
Topography, Medical
Variables
Veterinary medicine
Weather
Zoonoses and Animal Infections
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Summary:Maximum entropy ecological niche modelling and spatial scan statistic were utilized to predict the geographical range and to investigate clusters of infections for Neospora caninum and Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle farms in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, using the Maxent and SaTScan programs, respectively. The geographical distribution of Neospora and Coxiella with the highest level of probability (P>0·60) covers central Catalonia and spreads towards northeastern Catalonia which contains a high concentration of dairy cattle farms. The most important environmental factor that contributed to the ecological niche modelling was precipitation of driest month followed by elevation. Significant clusters (P
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268812000271