Digital and technological innovation in vector-borne disease surveillance to predict, detect, and control climate-driven outbreaks

C Pley, M Evans, R Lowe, H Montgomery… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Vector-borne diseases are particularly sensitive to changes in weather and climate. Timely
warnings from surveillance systems can help to detect and control outbreaks of infectious …

Conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate biodiversity in tropical regions

S Sundar, J Heino, FO Roque… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Motivated by recent global initiatives for biodiversity conservation and restoration, this article
reviews the gaps in our understanding of, and the challenges facing, freshwater …

Modeling the present and future distribution of arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus under climate change scenarios in Mainland China

B Liu, X Gao, J Ma, Z Jiao, J **ao, MA Hayat… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are two important mosquito species which transmit
various infectious arbovirus diseases represented mainly by dengue fever. These two …

Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases among preschool aged children (1–5 years) in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a …

H Sacolo-Gwebu, M Chimbari, C Kalinda - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite efforts to control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), schistosomiasis
and soil-transmitted helminthiases remain widely prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent …

Spatial and seasonal distribution of Bulinus globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi in Ingwavuma, uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Implications for …

T Manyangadze, MJ Chimbari, O Rubaba, W Soko… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Schsistosomiasis is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It is transmitted by
intermediate host snails such as Bulinus and Biomphalaria. An understanding of the …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting infectious diseases: a bibliometric review on Africa

P Phoobane, M Masinde, T Mabhaudhi - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Africa has a long history of novel and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks. This reality
has attracted the attention of researchers interested in the general research theme of …

Implications of changing temperatures on the growth, fecundity and survival of intermediate host snails of schistosomiasis: a systematic review

C Kalinda, M Chimbari, S Mukaratirwa - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Climate change has been predicted to increase the global mean temperature and to alter
the ecological interactions among organisms. These changes may play critical roles in …

A machine learning approach for modeling the occurrence of the major intermediate hosts for schistosomiasis in East Africa

Z Tabo, L Breuer, C Fabia, G Samuel, C Albrecht - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Schistosomiasis, a prevalent water-borne disease second only to malaria, significantly
impacts impoverished rural communities, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa where over 90% of …

Data and tools to integrate climate and environmental information into public health

P Ceccato, B Ramirez, T Manyangadze… - Infectious diseases of …, 2018 - mednexus.org
Background: During the last 30 years, the development of geographical information systems
and satellites for Earth observation has made important progress in the monitoring of the …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution, abundance, and infection rates of human schistosome-transmitting snails and related physicochemical parameters in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN …

OE Nwoko, T Manyangadze, MJ Chimbari - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This study investigated the spatial distribution, abundance, and infection rates of human
schistosome-transmitting snails and related physicochemical parameters and environmental …