ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2018
Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change.
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- The impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2021Pooled it
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- Association Between Deforestation and the Incidence of Snakebites in South Korea.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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- The Association Between Ambient Temperature and Snakebite in Georgia, USA: A Case-Crossover Study.GeoHealth · 2023Article
- Venomous Bites, Stings and Poisoning by European Vertebrates as an Overlooked and Emerging Medical Problem: Recognition, Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic Management.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- A generalized framework for estimating snakebite underreporting using statistical models: A study in Colombia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- The impact of climate change on the burden of snakebite: Evidence synthesis and implications for primary healthcare.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Disentangling snakebite dynamics in Colombia: How does rainfall and temperature drive snakebite temporal patterns?PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base.Toxicon: X · 2021Article
- Addressing the global snakebite crisis with geo-spatial analyses - Recent advances and future direction.Toxicon: X · 2021Article
- Evaluating spatiotemporal dynamics of snakebite in Sri Lanka: Monthly incidence mapping from a national representative survey sample.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Novel transdisciplinary methodology for cross-sectional analysis of snakebite epidemiology at national scale.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Integrating human behavior and snake ecology with agent-based models to predict snakebite in high risk landscapes.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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Background: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that has been overlooked by healthcare decision makers in many countries. Previous studies have reported seasonal variation in hospital admission rates due to snakebites in endemic countries including Sri Lanka, but seasonal patterns have not been investigated in detail. Methods: A national community-based survey was conducted during the period of August 2012 to June 2013. The survey used a multistage cluster design, sampled 165 665 individuals living in 44 136 households and recorded all recalled snakebite events that had occurred during the preceding year. Log-linear models were fitted to describe the expected number of snakebites occurring in each month, taking into account seasonal trends and weather conditions, and addressing the effects of variation in survey effort during the study and of recall bias amongst survey respondents. Results: Snakebite events showed a clear seasonal variation. Typically, snakebite incidence is highest during November-December followed by March-May and August, but this can vary between years due to variations in relative humidity, which is also a risk factor. Low relative-humidity levels are associated with high snakebite incidence. If current climate-change projections are correct, this could lead to an increase in the annual snakebite burden of 31.3% (95% confidence interval: 10.7-55.7) during the next 25-50 years. Conclusions: Snakebite in Sri Lanka shows seasonal variation. Additionally, more snakebites can be expected during periods of lower-than-expected humidity. Global climate change is likely to increase the incidence of snakebite in Sri Lanka.
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