The burden of diseases from human-animal contact in 2021: a spatiotemporal analysis using the "Production-Living-Ecology" framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animal contact (AC) is a major global public health concern, carrying a substantial and unevenly distributed disease burden. This study aims to illuminate the spatiotemporal trends and spatial patterns of the AC burden across global, regional, and national scales by analyzing data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021). Grounded in the "Production-Living-Ecological" spatial (PLES) framework, it further explores the spatial heterogeneity of factors influencing AC incidence to inform targeted health policies.

Methods

We extracted GBD 2021 data on AC cases, deaths, age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years rate (ASDR), and age-standardized prevalence rate (ASPR) acr

SUBMITTER: Lai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862918 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature