Effects of high temperature and heavy precipitation on drinking water quality and child hand contamination levels in rural Kenya

JE Powers, M Mureithi, J Mboya… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Climate change may impact human health through the influence of weather on
environmental transmission of diarrhea. Previous studies have found that high temperatures …

Associations between high temperature, heavy rainfall, and diarrhea among young children in rural Tamil Nadu, India: a prospective cohort study

A Mertens, K Balakrishnan… - Environmental …, 2019 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The effects of weather on diarrhea could influence the health impacts of climate
change. Children have the highest diarrhea incidence, especially in India, where many lack …

Understanding the impacts of short‐term climate variability on drinking water source quality: Observations from three distinct climatic regions in Tanzania

D Guo, J Thomas, A Lazaro, C Mahundo… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is expected to increase waterborne diseases especially in developing
countries. However, we lack understanding of how different types of water sources (both …

[HTML][HTML] Analytical studies assessing the association between extreme precipitation or temperature and drinking water-related waterborne infections: a review

BR Guzman Herrador, BF De Blasio, E MacDonald… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Determining the role of weather in waterborne infections is a priority public health research
issue as climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of extreme precipitation and …

Modelling the influence of short-term climate variability on drinking water quality in tropical developing countries: A case study in Tanzania

D Guo, J Thomas, AB Lazaro, F Matwewe… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to increase the prevalence of water-borne diseases especially
in developing countries. Climate-resilient drinking water supplies are critical to protect …

Increased risk of diarrhoeal diseases from climate change: evidence from urban communities supplied by groundwater in Uganda.

R Taylor, M Miret-Gaspa, J Tumwine, L Mileham… - 2009 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Faecal-oral transmission of pathogenic microorganisms is widespread in rapidly urbanising
areas of sub-Saharan Africa where access to adequate sanitation is limited and there is a …

Climate variability, water supply, sanitation and diarrhea among children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis

DN Kemajou - Journal of Water and Health, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Climate variability is expected to increase the risk of diarrhea diseases, a leading cause of
child mortality and morbidity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The risk of diarrhea is more acute …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climatic factors on diarrheal diseases among children below 5 years of age at national and subnational levels in Nepal: an ecological study

M Dhimal, D Bhandari, KB Karki, SL Shrestha… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The incidence of diarrhea, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low-
income countries such as Nepal, is temperature-sensitive, suggesting it could be associated …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges to sustainable safe drinking water: A case study of water quality and use across seasons in rural communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa

JN Edokpayi, ET Rogawski, DM Kahler, CL Hill… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Consumption of microbial-contaminated water can result in diarrheal illnesses and
enteropathy with the heaviest impact upon children below the age of five. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonality of water quality and diarrheal disease counts in urban and rural settings in south India

AV Kulinkina, VR Mohan, MR Francis, D Kattula… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The study examined relationships among meteorological parameters, water quality and
diarrheal disease counts in two urban and three rural sites in Tamil Nadu, India. Disease …