Climate change and cascading risks from infectious disease

JC Semenza, J Rocklöv, KL Ebi - Infectious diseases and therapy, 2022 - Springer
Climate change is adversely affecting the burden of infectious disease throughout the world,
which is a health security threat. Climate-sensitive infectious disease includes vector-borne …

[HTML][HTML] An overview for monitoring and prediction of pathogenic microorganisms in the atmosphere

J Huang, D Wang, Y Zhu, Z Yang, M Yao, X Shi… - Fundamental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exerted a profound adverse impact on
human health. Studies have demonstrated that aerosol transmission is one of the major …

Water sanitation problem in Pakistan: A review on disease prevalence, strategies for treatment and prevention

K Qamar, G Nchasi, HT Mirha, JA Siddiqui… - Annals of Medicine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
The global water crisis is expected to worsen if urgent action is not taken in making
sustainable amends. This applies to Pakistan as the entire country suffers massively from …

[HTML][HTML] Water shortages: Cause of water safety in sub-Saharan Africa

C Matchawe, P Bonny, G Yandang… - Drought-impacts and …, 2022 - intechopen.com
This chapter highlights a high rate of water crisis across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite
its huge hydro-potential. Factors contributing to water stress include rainfall deficit and …

Moringa as a household water purification method–community perception and pilot study in Guinea-Bissau

A Bancessi, R Teodósio, E Duarte, A Baldé… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Public perceptions of water-related issues are still under-researched topics.
The current paper intends to explore a local community's perceptions regarding household …

Antimicrobial Resistance in Endemic Enteric Infections in Kenya and the Region, and Efforts Toward Addressing the Challenges

S Kariuki, C Wairimu, C Mbae - The Journal of infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Resistance to commonly available antimicrobials is a major threat to the fight against
endemic bacterial diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, with a majority of the population unable …

[HTML][HTML] The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review

N Mutono, JA Wright, H Mutembei, J Muema… - AAS Open …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest rate of urbanisation in the world.
However, infrastructure growth in the region is slower than urbanisation rates, leading to …

A scientometric study on quantitative microbial risk assessment in water quality analysis across 6 years (2016–2021)

J Nyika, M Dinka - Journal of Water and Health, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Water contamination by microbes is a growing environmental challenge that has
exacerbated the apparent scarcity of safe drinking water. To alleviate this challenge, it is …

Water Challenges in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa

J Nyika, MO Dinka - Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan …, 2023 - Springer
Improved water access, supply and hygiene is one of the priorities defined in the sustainable
development goals to be realized by 2030. However, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has had …

A systematic literature review on factors of socio-environmental vulnerability associated with water-borne diseases

H Mazuze, R Almendra, P Santana - The Journal of Infection in Developing …, 2023 - jidc.org
Introduction: Diarrhoeas, acute gastroenteritis with moderate dehydration, malaria and
cholera are water-borne diseases with a high incidence in childhood and are one of the …