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Current research focuses mainly on individual species (parasite or intermediate host), neglecting systematic evaluation of the transmission chain and exposure risks to animal husbandry. Thus, comprehensive studies are urgently needed, especially in the ecologically fragile alpine region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; (2) Methods: Distribution data of Radix spp. and Fasciola hepatica in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and adjacent areas were gathered to establish a potential distribution model, which was overlaid on a map of livestock farming in the region; (3) Results: The key environmental factors influencing Radix spp. distribution were temperature seasonality (21.4%), elevation (16.4%), and mean temperature of the driest quarter (14.7%). For F. hepatica, the main factors were elevation (41.3%), human footprint index (30.5%), and Precipitation of the driest month (12.1%), with all AUC values exceeding 0.9. Both species exhibited extensive suitable habitats in Qinghai and Tibet, with higher F. hepatica transmission risk in Qinghai than Tibet; (4) Conclusions: The significant transmission risk and its impacts on the livestock industry in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau highlight the need for proactive prevention and control measures. This study provides a scientific foundation for targeted alpine diseases control, establishes an interdisciplinary risk assessment framework, fills gaps in high-altitude eco-epidemiology, and offers insights for ecological conservation of the plateau.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens14070647","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,1]],"date-time":"2025-07-01T06:56:54Z","timestamp":1751353014000},"page":"647","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Projected Distribution and Dispersal Patterns of Potential Distribution Fasciola hepatica and Its Key Intermediate Host Radix spp. in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, Under Plateau Climatic Conditions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Luyao","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yunhai","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zengkui","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mingjia","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Jinan 250100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ming","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daoxin","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Limin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongqiu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Panpan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wenhui","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China"},{"name":"Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Xining 810016, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"425","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ympev.2011.02.014","article-title":"Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of pulmonate gastropods (Mollusca): New insights from increased taxon sampling","volume":"59","author":"Dayrat","year":"2011","journal-title":"Mol. 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