https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210908180500.htm

The analysis reveals that the greatest health impact from the burning, which releases tiny particles into the air which can get into people's lungs, is felt by some of the poorest communities in the region, in northern Laos and western Myanmar.

In a paper published in the journal GeoHealth, the researchers from the University of Leeds and University of Augsburg in Germany call for measures to curb agricultural and forest burning. They say preventing agricultural and forest fires should be regarded as a "public health priority."