{"id":6826,"date":"2025-11-04T18:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investiga.uandes.cl\/?p=6826"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:27:17","slug":"study-on-deaths-associated-with-forest-fires-published-in-prestigious-scientific-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investiga.uandes.cl\/en\/study-on-deaths-associated-with-forest-fires-published-in-prestigious-scientific-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Study on Wildfire-Related Deaths Published in The Lancet Warns of Ozone Exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The academic of the School of Medicine at UANDES, Patricia Matus<\/strong><\/a>, was recognized for a publication in the leading scientific journal The Lancet Planetary Health<\/strong><\/a> of a global study in which she participated as a collaborator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research in which the public health and epidemiology specialist participated warns that exposure to ozone (O\u2083) produced during forest fires increases the risk of mortality, especially from respiratory causes. The study analyzed data from 749 locations in 43 countries between 2000 and 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results indicate that for each increase in ozone related to wildfires, all-cause deaths rise by 0.55 %, while respiratory mortality rises by 0.82 %. Consequently, about 31,606 additional deaths from all causes per year and 4,657 from respiratory conditions are estimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The publication<\/strong><\/a> also details that the highest ozone concentrations linked to forest fires were recorded in South America, Central America, Southeast Asia, and South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authors warn that, in the face of advancing climate change, forest fires and their health impact will continue to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report concludes that there is an urgent need to develop early warning strategies, smoke management, and exposure reduction plans, as ozone can travel thousands of kilometers and affect regions far from the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is also part of the results included in the Nature Index 2025<\/strong><\/a>, which highlights top-tier scientific output categorized by institutions and countries, based on the publications of 145 selected journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the details of this publication here.<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patricia Matus warns that, given the progression of climate change, forest fires and their health impact will continue to increase.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1,53,3],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-6826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ciencia","category-investigacion","category-publicaciones","category-salud","tag-59"],"yoast_head":"\nEstudio sobre muertes asociadas a incendios forestales publicado en The Lancet advierte sobre exposici\u00f3n al ozono - Investiga UANDES<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/investiga.uandes.cl\/en\/study-on-deaths-associated-with-forest-fires-published-in-prestigious-scientific-journal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Estudio sobre muertes asociadas a incendios forestales publicado en The Lancet advierte sobre exposici\u00f3n al ozono - 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