Table 1.
Temperature-independent parameters of suitability metric.
Fig 1.
Thermal performance curves for temperature-dependent parameters.
The log transform of triatomine activity frequency, log(), data obtained from [37]; triatomine fecundity rate of 10 female triatomines, 10*
, data obtained from [13]; egg hatching probability,
, data obtained from [13]; Molting probability,
, data obtained from [13]. Other model variables that were sourced from other studies are referenced in Table 1.
Fig 2.
The plot (A) shows the temperature dependent suitability metric, S(T), curve (dark line) with the 95% credible interval (dashed lines), and (B) shows the behavior of S(T) assuming the temperature-dependent specific parameter is constant.
Fig 3.
Average annual relative suitability metric values of T. cruzi transmission risk in Texas.
The average values were computed using temperature data from 2000 to 2023. Shapefile can be obtained from the US Census Bureau at https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2024&layergroup=Counties+%28and+equivalent%29.
Fig 4.
Seasonal average relative suitability metric values from 2000 to 2023, with the time periods corresponding to (A) Winter (December-January-February), (B) Spring (March-April-May), (C) Summer (June-July-August), and (D) Autumn (September-October-November).
Shapefile can be obtained from the US Census Bureau at https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2024&layergroup=Counties+%28and+equivalent%29.