Future of snakebite risk in India: Consequence of climate change and the shifting habitats of the big four species in next five decades
The integrated risk index indicates that the southwestern region urgently needs priority attention to combat fatalities from envenomation by the Big Four species, while also highlighting the future needs of the northern and northeastern region to aid public health efforts. To mitigate these impacts, local governments and international communities must intensify efforts to counter climate change and protect vulnerable regions from Big Four envenomation.
Authors
- Shantanu Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5488-4433)
- Hemanta Saikia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-485X)
- Won‐Kyo Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1615-750X)
- Imon Abedin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2102-9593)
- Hyun‐Woo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1357-5893)
- H.-K. Kang
Institutions
- Assam Agricultural University (IN)
- National Institute of Fisheries Science (KR)
- National Fisheries University (JP)
- Wildlife Conservation Society India (IN)
- Pukyong National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013464
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- Ministry of Education
- National Research Foundation of Korea