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September 10, 2025Open Access

Cardiopulmonary hospitalization risks from wildfire and non-wildfire PM2.5 in 20 US states

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MZMin ZhangCenter for Disease Control ECEdgar CastroMassachusetts Department of Public Health MQMinghao QiuStony Brook University

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Analysis of over 89 million hospitalization records highlights wildfire PM2.5's greater impact on cardiopulmonary risks compared to non-wildfire sources.

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Wildfire-specific PM 2.5 increases hospitalization risks, with a relative risk of 1.160 for asthma.
Compared to non-wildfire PM 2.5, which has lower relative risks, the impact on heart failure is 1.100.
Observational analysis across 20 US states indicates heightened risks for minorities and those in deprived communities.
These findings call for enhanced wildfire management alongside traditional air quality strategies.

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Zhang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1bd4254b1d3bfb60eeba6 https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.15.25331618

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Analysis of over 89 million hospitalization records highlights wildfire PM2.5's greater impact on cardiopulmonary risks compared to non-wildfire sources.

Cardiopulmonary hospitalization risks from wildfire and non-wildfire PM2.5 in 20 US states

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