Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change | Zendy

Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera | Zendy; Peter J. Diggle | Zendy; Anuradhani Kasturiratne | Zendy; A. Pathmeswaran | Zendy; Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena | Zendy; Shaluka Jayamanne | Zendy; Geoffrey K. Isbister | Zendy; Andrew H. Dawson | Zendy; David G. Lalloo | Zendy; Hithanadura Janaka de Silva | Zendy

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Evaluating temporal patterns of snakebite in Sri Lanka: the potential for higher snakebite burdens with climate change

Author(s) -

Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera,

Peter J. Diggle,

Anuradhani Kasturiratne,

A. Pathmeswaran,

Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena,

Shaluka Jayamanne,

Geoffrey K. Isbister,

Andrew H. Dawson,

David G. Lalloo,

Hithanadura Janaka de Silva

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy188

Subject(s) - sri lanka , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , confidence interval , medicine , demography , seasonality , tropical climate , geography , biology , ecology , archaeology , environmental planning , sociology , tanzania , physics , optics

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.

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