Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations

Paulo C. Ventura; Allisandra G. Kummer; André B. B. Wilke; Jagadeesh Chitturi; Megan D. Hill; Chalmers Vasquez; Isik Unlu; John-Paul Mutebi; Susanne Kluh; Steve Vetrone; Dan Damian; John Townsend; Maria Litvinova; Marco Ajelli

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012671

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Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations

Paulo C. Ventura,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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Allisandra G. Kummer,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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André B. B. Wilke,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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Jagadeesh Chitturi,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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Megan D. Hill,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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Chalmers Vasquez,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Isik Unlu,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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John-Paul Mutebi,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Division, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Susanne Kluh,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, Santa Fe Springs, California, United States of America
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Steve Vetrone,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District, Santa Fe Springs, California, United States of America
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Dan Damian,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Vector Control Division, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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John Townsend,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Vector Control Division, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Maria Litvinova,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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Marco Ajelli

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: marco.ajelli@gmail.com

Affiliation Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1753-4749

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Forecasting the relative abundance of Aedes vector populations to enhance situational awareness for mosquito control operations

Paulo C. Ventura,
Allisandra G. Kummer,
André B. B. Wilke,
Jagadeesh Chitturi,
Megan D. Hill,
Chalmers Vasquez,
Isik Unlu,
John-Paul Mutebi,
Susanne Kluh,
Steve Vetrone

Published: November 25, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012671

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