Publications by authors named "Ana Yoko Ykeuti Meiga"
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- Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a significant health issue in Pernambuco, Brazil, with 1,410 cases reported from 2007 to 2018, showing a complicated relationship between environmental, socioeconomic factors, and VL dynamics.
- A new model helps analyze and quantify the impact of agriculture, proximity to notification centers, and technical training on the invasion and detection rates of VL cases in municipalities.
- The study concludes that municipalities with less agriculture and better resources are less likely to experience VL invasions, while those further from resources and with significant agricultural areas may not detect cases even if they exist, informing strategic interventions for prevention and control.
Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFXenarthrans-anteaters, sloths, and armadillos-have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths.
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