Ecological study measuring the association between conflict, environmental factors, and annual global cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis incidence (2005-2022).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CL/ML) cause significant morbidity globally and are vulnerable to changes from environmental events and conflict. In this ecological study, we aim to measure the associations between annual CL/ML cases, conflict intensity, and environmental factors between 2005 and 2022 globally.

Methods

We pulled annual case data from the WHO for 52 nations that had conflict intensity scores (ranging from 1-10) from the Bertelsmann Transformation Index. Using Earth observation tools, we gathered temperature, precipitation, vegetation, and humidity data, in addition to data on annual estimates of population, internal displacement, and GDP. We fit a negative binomial generalized additive model with a random nation-level intercept.

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SUBMITTER: Tarnas MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11460679 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature