Climate change influences on the global potential distribution of the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus, vector of west Nile virus and lymphatic filariasis

Rapid emergence of most vector-borne diseases (VBDs) may be associated with range expansion of vector populations. Culex quinquefasciatus Say 1823 is a potential vector of West Nile virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, and lymphatic filariasis. We estimated the potential distribution of Cx. quinquefasciatus under both current and future climate conditions. This data set desceibes the results from all General circulation Models (GCMs) under four representative concentration pathways (RCPs).The full article is available via PLOS ONE under the same title once it is released for publication by the Journal .