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Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics

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Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics. / Goldstein, Eyal; Erinjery, Joseph J.; Martin, Gerardo et al.
In: iScience, Vol. 26, No. 2, 105946, 17.02.2023.

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Goldstein, E, Erinjery, JJ, Martin, G, Kasturiratne, A, Ediriweera, DS, Somaweera, R, Janaka de Silva, H, Diggle, P, Lalloo, DG, Murray, KA & Iwamura, T 2023, 'Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics', iScience, vol. 26, no. 2, 105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105946

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Goldstein, E., Erinjery, J. J., Martin, G., Kasturiratne, A., Ediriweera, D. S., Somaweera, R., Janaka de Silva, H., Diggle, P., Lalloo, D. G., Murray, K. A., & Iwamura, T. (2023). Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics. iScience, 26(2), Article 105946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105946

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Goldstein E, Erinjery JJ, Martin G, Kasturiratne A, Ediriweera DS, Somaweera R et al. Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics. iScience. 2023 Feb 17;26(2):105946. Epub 2023 Jan 7. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105946

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Goldstein, Eyal ; Erinjery, Joseph J. ; Martin, Gerardo et al. / Climate change maladaptation for health : Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics. In: iScience. 2023 ; Vol. 26, No. 2.

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title = "Climate change maladaptation for health: Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics",
abstract = "Snakebite affects more than 1.8 million people annually. Factors explaining snakebite variability include farmers{\textquoteright} behaviors, snake ecology and climate. One unstudied issue is how farmers{\textquoteright} adaptation to novel climates affect their health. Here we examined potential impacts of adaptation on snakebite using individual-based simulations, focusing on strategies meant to counteract major crop yield decline because of changing rainfall in Sri Lanka. For rubber cropping, adaptation led to a 33% increase in snakebite incidence per farmer work hour because of work during risky months, but a 17% decrease in total annual snakebites because of decreased labor in plantations overall. Rice farming adaptation decreased snakebites by 16%, because of shifting labor towards safer months, whereas tea adaptation led to a general increase. These results indicate that adaptation could have both a positive and negative effect, potentially intensified by ENSO. Our research highlights the need for assessing adaptation strategies for potential health maladaptations.",
author = "Eyal Goldstein and Erinjery, {Joseph J.} and Gerardo Martin and Anuradhani Kasturiratne and Ediriweera, {Dileepa Senajith} and Ruchira Somaweera and {Janaka de Silva}, Hithanadura and Peter Diggle and Lalloo, {David G.} and Murray, {Kris A.} and Takuya Iwamura",
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RIS

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T2 - Agricultural practice against shifting seasonal rainfall affects snakebite risk for farmers in the Tropics

AU - Goldstein, Eyal

AU - Erinjery, Joseph J.

AU - Martin, Gerardo

AU - Kasturiratne, Anuradhani

AU - Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith

AU - Somaweera, Ruchira

AU - Janaka de Silva, Hithanadura

AU - Diggle, Peter

AU - Lalloo, David G.

AU - Murray, Kris A.

AU - Iwamura, Takuya

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N2 - Snakebite affects more than 1.8 million people annually. Factors explaining snakebite variability include farmers’ behaviors, snake ecology and climate. One unstudied issue is how farmers’ adaptation to novel climates affect their health. Here we examined potential impacts of adaptation on snakebite using individual-based simulations, focusing on strategies meant to counteract major crop yield decline because of changing rainfall in Sri Lanka. For rubber cropping, adaptation led to a 33% increase in snakebite incidence per farmer work hour because of work during risky months, but a 17% decrease in total annual snakebites because of decreased labor in plantations overall. Rice farming adaptation decreased snakebites by 16%, because of shifting labor towards safer months, whereas tea adaptation led to a general increase. These results indicate that adaptation could have both a positive and negative effect, potentially intensified by ENSO. Our research highlights the need for assessing adaptation strategies for potential health maladaptations.

AB - Snakebite affects more than 1.8 million people annually. Factors explaining snakebite variability include farmers’ behaviors, snake ecology and climate. One unstudied issue is how farmers’ adaptation to novel climates affect their health. Here we examined potential impacts of adaptation on snakebite using individual-based simulations, focusing on strategies meant to counteract major crop yield decline because of changing rainfall in Sri Lanka. For rubber cropping, adaptation led to a 33% increase in snakebite incidence per farmer work hour because of work during risky months, but a 17% decrease in total annual snakebites because of decreased labor in plantations overall. Rice farming adaptation decreased snakebites by 16%, because of shifting labor towards safer months, whereas tea adaptation led to a general increase. These results indicate that adaptation could have both a positive and negative effect, potentially intensified by ENSO. Our research highlights the need for assessing adaptation strategies for potential health maladaptations.

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