Ecological niche modelling of Hemipteran insects in Cameroon; the paradox of a vector-borne transmission for Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer

Table 2 Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients for correlation between Buruli ulcer prevalence and habitat suitability in Akonolinga, for both seasons and species

Species	Season	Buffer	Bonferroni p value
Belostomatidae	Dry	10	-
		5	-
		4	-
		3	-
		2	-
		1	-
		Village	-
	Wet	10	0.000
		5	0.014
		4	0.023
		3	-
		2	-
		1	-
		Village	-
Naucoridae	Dry	10	-
		5	-
		4	-
		3	-
		2	-
		1	-
		Village	-
	Wet	10	0.001
		5	0.013
		4	0.014
		3	-
		2	-
		1	-
		Village	-

The column labelled Buffer is the distance, in km, around the village centre that the habitat suitability is considered, the buffer labelled village uses village boarders as a buffer (Figure 3). Bonferonni’s p value is the significance of the correlation between the insect and the disease, for clarity only significant values (<0.05) are presented, non-significant values are marked “-”. Significant positive correlations were observed between both Belostomatidae and Naucoridae in the wet season and Buruli ulcer prevalence, but not the dry season.

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