Given its associated burden of disease, climate change in South Africa could be reframed as
predominately a health issue, one necessitating an urgent health-sector response. The …

Background Globally, the response to climate change is gradually gaining momentum as the
impacts of climate change unfold. In South Africa, it is increasingly apparent that delays in …

Climate change is a global problem, which affects the various geographical regions at
different levels. It is also associated with a wide range of human health problems, which …

Background Malaria continues to be a disease of massive burden in Africa, and the public
health resources targeted at surveillance, prevention, control, and intervention comprise …

There are many climatic changes facing South Africa which already have, or are projected to
have, a detrimental impact on human health. Here the risks to health due to several …

Vegetable production is a source of income for smallholder farmers in Limpopo Province,
South Africa. Vegetable production is constrained by the negative impacts of climate change …

Seasonal variation in the proportion of the population using an insecticide-treated net (ITN)
is well documented and is widely believed to be dependent on mosquito abundance and …

Dengue has broadened its global distribution substantially in the past two decades, and
many endemic areas are experiencing increases in incidence. The Dominican Republic …

Background Lagged associations in climate–health studies have already been ubiquitously
acknowledged in recent years. Despite extensive time-series models having proposed …

Brucellosis is a typical zoonosis driven by various risk factors, including environmental ones.
The present study aimed to explore the driving effect of environmental factors on human …