Table 4 Geospatial covariates used for the current estimation of snakebite risk in humans or animals (gridded and survey based).

From: Estimating and predicting snakebite risk in the Terai region of Nepal through a high-resolution geospatial and One Health approach

Category

Covariate

Description

Scaling

Data source

Environmental

NDVI annual average for 2018

Continuous

No

NEOteam

Distance to water (Euclidean distances)

Continuous

 × 0.001

Based on GeoFabrik and OSM67

Human modification of terrestrial systems (HMTS) 2016

Continuous

No

NASA SEDAC30

Climatic

BIO6 (min. temperature of coldest month) 1970–2000

Continuous

 × 0.1

WorldClim64

Epidemiological

Food storage

Discrete, 2 levels

No

Survey

Straw storage

Discrete, 2 levels

No

Survey

Sleep on floor

Discrete, 2 levels

No

Survey

Socio-economical

PPI

Continuous

 × 0.01

Survey

Livestock density

Pig density, 2010

Continuous

 × 0.001

Harvarddataverse31

Sheep density, 2010

Continuous

 × 0.001

Harvarddataverse31