Association Between Deforestation and the Incidence of Snakebites in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: Snakebites are a significant global health concern; despite various known risk factors, the role of environmental changes, such as deforestation, remains underexplored. Therefore, we investigated the association between deforestation and snakebite incidence in South Korea. Aggregated data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) and the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) from 2014 to 2021. The main explanatory variable was the level of deforestation by district and year. Additional covariates included altitude, average temperature, population size, proportion of urban land cover, proportion of agricultural land cover, and level of ecological preservation. Twelve statistical models were employed to assess the association between deforestation and

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature