Correlación entre el uso del suelo y composición de vectores asociados a enfermedades emergentes en la cuenca del río Capucuy, Sucumbíos

Abstract

Deforestation, agriculture, livestock, urban development and human invasion of previously uninhabited areas have affected the anthropogenic environmental alteration and the change of land use, these factors are determinants in the possible propagation of vectors of emerging infectious diseases . The main objective of this study is to look for the correlation of the different land uses of the Capucuy river basin with the composition of vectors of emerging infectious diseases. It is wanted to prove if the spaces within the basin that have undergone major anthropogenic alteration have a higher risk to the presence of vectors of emerging infectious diseases. To examine this possible relationship, a mosquito detention technique was used considering the use of land as primary, the categories that were taken into account are the following: ruralurban area, cultivated area, livestock-farming area, flooded forest, primary and secondary. By means of special statistical analysis, we want to check if there are significant differences between the different spaces and if these differences influence a greater risk to the population.