The impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review

R Tidman, B Abela-Ridder… - Transactions of The …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of diseases that continue to affect>
1 billion people, with these diseases disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations …

Snakebite envenoming diagnosis and diagnostics

C Knudsen, JA Jürgensen, S Føns, AM Haack… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Snakebite envenoming is predominantly an occupational disease of the rural tropics,
causing death or permanent disability to hundreds of thousands of victims annually. The …

Want to model a species niche? A step-by-step guideline on correlative ecological niche modelling

N Sillero, S Arenas-Castro, U Enriquez‐Urzelai… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of correlative ecological niche models has highly increased in the last decade.
Despite all literature and textbooks in this field, few practical guidelines exist on the correct …

Vulnerability to snakebite envenoming: a global mapping of hotspots

J Longbottom, FM Shearer, M Devine, G Alcoba… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Snakebite envenoming is a frequently overlooked cause of mortality and
morbidity. Data for snake ecology and existing snakebite interventions are scarce, limiting …

Current site planning of medium to large solar power systems accelerates the loss of the remaining semi-natural and agricultural habitats

JY Kim, D Koide, F Ishihama, T Kadoya… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global transition to renewable energy sources has accelerated to mitigate the effects of
global climate change. Sudden increases in solar power facilities have caused the physical …

Snakebite: When the human touch becomes a bad touch

BG Fry - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Many issues and complications in treating snakebite are a result of poor human social,
economic and clinical intervention and management. As such, there is scope for significant …

[HTML][HTML] Snakebite in domestic animals: First global scoping review

I Bolon, M Finat, M Herrera, A Nickerson… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Snakebite is a Neglected Tropical Disease estimated to cause more than 100,000
human deaths and disable more than 400,000 victims each year. It primarily affects poor …

[HTML][HTML] Promoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base

A Malhotra, W Wüster, JB Owens, CW Hodges… - Toxicon: X, 2021 - Elsevier
Snakebite incidence at least partly depends on the biology of the snakes involved. However,
studies of snake biology have been largely neglected in favour of anthropic factors, with the …

Integrating human behavior and snake ecology with agent-based models to predict snakebite in high risk landscapes

E Goldstein, JJ Erinjery, G Martin… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Snakebite causes more than 1.8 million envenoming cases annually and is a major cause of
death in the tropics especially for poor farmers. While both social and ecological factors …

Applying species distribution models in public health research by predicting snakebite risk using venomous snakes' habitat suitability as an indicating factor

M Yousefi, A Kafash, A Khani, N Nabati - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Snakebite envenoming is an important public health problem in Iran, despite its risk not
being quantified. This study aims to use venomous snakes' habitat suitability as an indicator …