Impact of global short-term landscape fire sourced PM2.5 exposure on child cause-specific morbidity: a study in multiple countries and territories
Issued Date
2025-12-01
Resource Type
eISSN
20411723
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105019563064
Journal Title
Nature Communications
Volume
16
Issue
1
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Nature Communications Vol.16 No.1 (2025)
Suggested Citation
Zhou S., Zhang Y., Yang Z., Xu R., Huang W., Wu Y., Xu Z., Gao Y., Liu Y., Yu W., Yu P., Chen G., Ju K., Ye T., Wen B., Zhang Y., Abramson M., Morawska L., Johnston F.H., Hales S., Coelho M.S.Z.S., Guo Y.L., Heyworth J., Kliengchuay W., Knibbs L., Lavigne E., Marks G., Matus P., Morgan G., Sadiva P.H.N., Tantrakarnapa K., Guo Y., Li S. Impact of global short-term landscape fire sourced PM2.5 exposure on child cause-specific morbidity: a study in multiple countries and territories. Nature Communications Vol.16 No.1 (2025). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-64411-0 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/112828
Title
Impact of global short-term landscape fire sourced PM2.5 exposure on child cause-specific morbidity: a study in multiple countries and territories
Author(s)
Zhou S.
Zhang Y.
Yang Z.
Xu R.
Huang W.
Wu Y.
Xu Z.
Gao Y.
Liu Y.
Yu W.
Yu P.
Chen G.
Ju K.
Ye T.
Wen B.
Zhang Y.
Abramson M.
Morawska L.
Johnston F.H.
Hales S.
Coelho M.S.Z.S.
Guo Y.L.
Heyworth J.
Kliengchuay W.
Knibbs L.
Lavigne E.
Marks G.
Matus P.
Morgan G.
Sadiva P.H.N.
Tantrakarnapa K.
Guo Y.
Li S.
Zhang Y.
Yang Z.
Xu R.
Huang W.
Wu Y.
Xu Z.
Gao Y.
Liu Y.
Yu W.
Yu P.
Chen G.
Ju K.
Ye T.
Wen B.
Zhang Y.
Abramson M.
Morawska L.
Johnston F.H.
Hales S.
Coelho M.S.Z.S.
Guo Y.L.
Heyworth J.
Kliengchuay W.
Knibbs L.
Lavigne E.
Marks G.
Matus P.
Morgan G.
Sadiva P.H.N.
Tantrakarnapa K.
Guo Y.
Li S.
Author's Affiliation
Universidade de São Paulo
The University of Sydney
Monash University
UNSW Sydney
University of Ottawa
Queensland University of Technology
University of Otago
National Taiwan University College of Medicine
The University of Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Universidad de los Andes, Chile
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Chongqing Emergency Medical Center
The University of Sydney
Monash University
UNSW Sydney
University of Ottawa
Queensland University of Technology
University of Otago
National Taiwan University College of Medicine
The University of Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Universidad de los Andes, Chile
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Chongqing Emergency Medical Center
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Children are particularly vulnerable to landscape fire sourced fine particulate matter (LFS PM<inf>2.5</inf>), yet evidence on its health effects remains limited. Here we show that short-term exposure to LFS PM<inf>2.5</inf> is associated with increased hospital admissions for multiple diseases in children and adolescents. We analysed daily hospital admission data from 1012 communities in seven countries/territories, linked to a high-resolution LFS PM<inf>2.5</inf> dataset. Each 10 μg/m<sup>3</sup> increase in LFS PM<inf>2.5</inf> was associated with elevated risks for all-cause (1.1%), respiratory (1.9%), infectious (1.5%), cardiovascular (2.9%), neurological (2.8%), diabetes (3.7%), cancer (1.5%), and digestive (0.8%) hospital admissions. Risks for respiratory, infectious, and neurological conditions increased even at low exposure, while others rose only above 15-20 μg/m<sup>3</sup>. Children aged 5-9 years and those in lower socioeconomic areas were especially affected. These findings highlight the health burden of LFS PM<inf>2.5</inf> in young people and the urgent need to reduce exposure and protect vulnerable populations.