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View article: Microbial diversity mediates the impact of air pollution on pneumococcal disease risk
Microbial diversity mediates the impact of air pollution on pneumococcal disease risk Open
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) remains a major global cause of invasive human disease with clear seasonal variation suggesting a role for environmental factors. The pneumococcus includes >100 serotypes and many lineages with diffe…
View article: Protecting Health Through Climate Action in Europe
Protecting Health Through Climate Action in Europe Open
Climate change is rapidly warming our planet, and Europe is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world. You may have heard about polar bears being affected by melting ice caps, but did you know climate change affects humans too? Ext…
View article: Identifying the climate sensitivity of infectious diseases: a conceptual framework
Identifying the climate sensitivity of infectious diseases: a conceptual framework Open
Infectious diseases pose a substantial threat to public health, affecting billions and straining health-care systems worldwide. There is growing concern over how anthropogenic climate change might aggravate the global burden of climate-sen…
View article: Compound and cascading effects of climatic extremes on dengue outbreak risk in the Caribbean: an impact-based modelling framework with long-lag and short-lag interactions
Compound and cascading effects of climatic extremes on dengue outbreak risk in the Caribbean: an impact-based modelling framework with long-lag and short-lag interactions Open
Wellcome Trust, Horizon Europe, European Development Fund, and Royal Society.
View article: Assessing the risk of diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential in a changing world
Assessing the risk of diseases with epidemic and pandemic potential in a changing world Open
How do human activities contribute to the emergence of zoonotic diseases that can lead to epidemics and pandemics? Our analysis of common drivers of the World Health Organization’s priority diseases suggests that climate conditions, includ…
View article: Integrating anticipatory action in disease outbreak preparedness and response in the humanitarian sector
Integrating anticipatory action in disease outbreak preparedness and response in the humanitarian sector Open
In the humanitarian sector, anticipatory action entails acting ahead of predicted hazardous events to prevent or mitigate potential impacts and needs. It leverages early warnings to bridge preparedness and response, with a core principle b…
View article: Introduction, establishment, and distribution of Aedes aegypti and dengue in a temperate capital of Brazil: a retrospective surveillance-based study
Introduction, establishment, and distribution of Aedes aegypti and dengue in a temperate capital of Brazil: a retrospective surveillance-based study Open
Generalitat de Catalunya, European Commission, and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
View article: Occupational health in the era of climate change and the green transition: a call for research
Occupational health in the era of climate change and the green transition: a call for research Open
Work and working conditions are fundamental social determinants of health. Climate change poses an urgent and growing threat to workers' health, through both direct exposure to environmental hazards and indirect exacerbation of social and …
View article: Flexible Distributed Lag Models for Count Data Using <tt>mgcv</tt>
Flexible Distributed Lag Models for Count Data Using mgcv Open
In this tutorial we present the use of R package mgcv to implement Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models (DLNMs) in a flexible way. Interpretation of smoothing splines as random quantities enables approximate Bayesian inference, which in turn …
View article: Leveraging probabilistic forecasts for dengue preparedness and control: the 2024 Dengue Forecasting Sprint in Brazil
Leveraging probabilistic forecasts for dengue preparedness and control: the 2024 Dengue Forecasting Sprint in Brazil Open
Forecast models are a key decision-support tool for public health authorities in managing epi- demics, feeding into early warning systems, scenario evaluations, and empirical basis for resource al- location. In Brazil, improving dengue for…
View article: Modelling the impact of climate and the environment on the spatiotemporal dynamics of Lyme borreliosis in Germany
Modelling the impact of climate and the environment on the spatiotemporal dynamics of Lyme borreliosis in Germany Open
Helmholtz Association, Helmholtz Climate Initiative, Wellcome Trust, Royal Society, and Horizon Europe.
View article: Protecting global health partnerships in the era of destructive nationalism
Protecting global health partnerships in the era of destructive nationalism Open
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View article: Developing epidemiological indicators to understand the burden of climate-sensitive infectious diseases on children&#160;
Developing epidemiological indicators to understand the burden of climate-sensitive infectious diseases on children  Open
The use of epidemiological indicators and platforms are an essential tool in infectious disease early warning systems and provide an interpretable snapshot of health risks globally to a range of end users including scientists, medical prac…
View article: Developing climate extreme indicators for EpiOutlook, a climate-informed subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast platform for epidemiological risks
Developing climate extreme indicators for EpiOutlook, a climate-informed subseasonal-to-seasonal forecast platform for epidemiological risks Open
EpiOutlook is an epidemiological indicator platform currently under development as part of the IDAlert project, a research consortium taking a OneHealth approach to understanding the impacts of climate change on the emergence and spread of…
View article: Effects of mosquito-proofing storm drains on adult and larval mosquito abundance: Protocol of the IDAlErt storm drAin randomiSed controlled trial (IDEAS)
Effects of mosquito-proofing storm drains on adult and larval mosquito abundance: Protocol of the IDAlErt storm drAin randomiSed controlled trial (IDEAS) Open
Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, known for spreading arboviruses like dengue and West Nile, thrive in cities, posing health risks to urban populations. Climate change can create suitable climatic conditions for these vectors to spread further i…
View article: Short-term effect of temperature and precipitation on the incidence of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in Europe: a multi-country case-crossover analysis
Short-term effect of temperature and precipitation on the incidence of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in Europe: a multi-country case-crossover analysis Open
European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
View article: Meteorological factors, population immunity, and COVID-19 incidence: A global multi-city analysis
Meteorological factors, population immunity, and COVID-19 incidence: A global multi-city analysis Open
Objectives: While COVID-19 continues to challenge the world, meteorological variables are thought to impact COVID-19 transmission. Previous studies showed evidence of negative associations between high temperature and absolute humidity on …
View article: The role of connectivity on malaria dynamics across areas with contrasting control coverage in the Peruvian Amazon
The role of connectivity on malaria dynamics across areas with contrasting control coverage in the Peruvian Amazon Open
Network analysis may improve the understanding of malaria epidemiology in rural areas of the Amazon region by explicitly representing the relationships between villages as a proxy for human population mobility. This study tests a comprehen…
View article: Harmonizing Multisource Data to Inform Vector-Borne Disease Risk Management Strategies
Harmonizing Multisource Data to Inform Vector-Borne Disease Risk Management Strategies Open
In the last few decades, we have witnessed the emergence of new vector-borne diseases (VBDs), the globalization of endemic VBDs, and the urbanization of previously rural VBDs. Data harmonization forms the basis of robust decision-support s…
View article: Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and subsequent risk of lower respiratory tract infections in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review
Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and subsequent risk of lower respiratory tract infections in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review Open
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View article: A demand-driven climate services for health implementation framework: A case study for climate-sensitive diseases in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
A demand-driven climate services for health implementation framework: A case study for climate-sensitive diseases in Caribbean Small Island Developing States Open
Here we introduce a demand-driven framework designed to implement climate services in the health sector, with a particular focus on the Caribbean region. Climate services are essential for supporting informed decision-making and response s…
View article: Climate variation and serotype competition drive dengue outbreak dynamics in Singapore
Climate variation and serotype competition drive dengue outbreak dynamics in Singapore Open
Dengue poses a rapidly increasing threat to global health, with Southeast Asia as one of the worst affected regions. Climate-informed early warning systems can help to mitigate the impact of outbreaks; however, prediction of large outbreak…
View article: Effects of mobility, immunity and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the Dominican Republic: a modelling study
Effects of mobility, immunity and vaccination on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the Dominican Republic: a modelling study Open
Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Royal Society, US CDC and Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.
View article: A unifying modelling approach for hierarchical distributed lag models
A unifying modelling approach for hierarchical distributed lag models Open
We present a statistical modelling framework for implementing Distributed Lag Models (DLMs), encompassing several extensions of the approach to capture the temporally distributed effect from covariates via regression. We place DLMs in the …