Stepping into a dangerous quagmire: Macroecological determinants of Bothrops envenomings, Brazilian Amazon

Autor: Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, João Arthur Alcântara, Ivan Saraiva, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Ageane Mota da Silva, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Samara Freire Valente, Maria Regina Fernandes de Oliveira, Henry Maia Peixoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
0106 biological sciences
Atmospheric Science
Rain
Climate
Population Dynamics
Snake Bites
01 natural sciences
Population density
Geographical locations
0302 clinical medicine
Abundance (ecology)
Medicine and Health Sciences
Bothrops
Snakebite
Multidisciplinary
biology
Amazon rainforest
Eukaryota
Snakes
Squamates
Geography
Vertebrates
Medicine
Brazil
Research Article
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Science
030231 tropical medicine
Vipers
Environment
Spatial distribution
010603 evolutionary biology
03 medical and health sciences
Altitude
Meteorology
Population Metrics
Animals
Humans
Population Density
Tree canopy
Health professionals
Population Biology
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
Reptiles
Forestry
Humidity
South America
biology.organism_classification
Tropical Diseases
Floods
Amniotes
Earth Sciences
People and places
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0208532 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Despite significant and successful efforts in Brazil regarding snakebites in the areas of research, antivenom manufacture and quality control, training of health professionals in the diagnosis and clinical management of bites, little is known about determinants of snakebites incidence in order to further plan interventions to reduce the impact of this medical condition. Understanding the complexity of ecological interactions in a geographical region is important for prediction, prevention and control measures of snakebites. This investigation aims to describe spatial distribution and identify environmental determinants of human envenoming by lancehead pit vipers (Bothrops genus), in the Brazilian Amazon. Aggregated data by the municipality was used to analyze the spatial distribution of Bothrops bites cases and its relationship with geographic and environmental factors. Eight geo-environmental factors were included in the analysis as independent variables: (1) tree canopy loss increase; (2) area with vegetation cover; (3) area covered by water bodies; (4) altitude; (5) precipitation; (6) air relative humidity; (7) soil moisture; and (8) air temperature. Human envenoming by lancehead pit vipers (Bothrops genus) in the Amazon region is more incident in lowlands [Adjusted regression coefficient [ARC] -0.0007 (IC95%: -0.001; -0.0006), p
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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