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Climate change could shift disease burden from malaria to arboviruses in Africa

RYAN – Climate change could shift disease burden from malaria to arboviruses in Africa Erin A Mordecai, Sadie J Ryan, Jamie M Caldwell, Melisa M Shah, A Desiree LaBeaud Article first published online: 09 SEPT 2020 The Lancet Planetary Health DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30178-9 SUMMARY Malaria is a long-standing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas arthropod-borne […]

Mapping Thermal Physiology of Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate: Shifts in Geographic and Demographic Risk of Suitability

RYAN – Mapping Thermal Physiology of Vector-Borne Diseases in a Changing Climate: Shifts in Geographic and Demographic Risk of Suitability Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 09 SEPT 2020 Current Environmental Health Reports (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s40572-020-00290-5 Purpose of Review To describe a collection of recent work published on thermal suitability for vector-borne diseases, in […]

Comparing prioritization strategies for delivering indoor residual spray (IRS) implementation, using a network approach

RYAN – Comparing prioritization strategies for delivering indoor residual spray (IRS) implementation, using a network approach AUTHOR LIST Article first published online: SEPT 2020 Malaria Journal DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03398-z Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective method to control malaria-transmitting Anopheles mosquitoes and often complements insecticide-treated mosquito nets, the predominant malaria vector control intervention. With insufficient funds […]

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

RYAN – Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response Colin J. Carlson, Ana C. R. Gomez, Shweta Bansal & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 27 AUG 2020 Nature Communications ABSTRACT: Weather may marginally affect COVID-19 dynamics, but misconceptions about the way that climate and weather drive exposure and transmission have […]

Inferring transit-based health seeking patterns from smart card data – A case study in Beijing, China

MAO – Inferring transit-based health seeking patterns from smart card data – A case study in Beijing, China Fangye Du, Liang Mao, Jiaoe Wang, Haitao Jin Article first published online: 19 AUG 2020 Health & Place DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102405 ABSTRACT: Massive electronic trip records have recently been utilized to infer people’s trips for healthcare. Many inferential methods […]

When floods hit the road: Resilience to flood-related traffic disruption in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond

SERAFIN – When floods hit the road: Resilience to flood-related traffic disruption in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond Indraneel G. Kasmalkar, Katherine A. Serafin, Yufei Miao, Avery Bick, Leonard Ortolano, Derek Ouyang, and Jenny Suckale Article first published online: 5 AUG 2020 Science Advances DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba2423 ABSTRACT: As sea level rises, urban traffic […]

Endemic and Emerging Arboviruses of Mosquitoes in Ecuador

LIPPI, RYAN, SIPPY – Endemic and Emerging Arboviruses of Mosquitoes in Ecuador Rachel Sippy, Cat Lippi, Anna Stewart, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 31 JUL 2020 Practica Familiar Rural DOI: 10.23936/pfr.v5i2.165 ABSTRACT: Arboviruses are arthropod-borne viruses that include many viruses of public health concern found in Ecuador. Dengue virus, yellow fever virus and Zika […]

Temporal dynamics of the impact of land use on modal disparity in commuting efficiency

HU – Temporal dynamics of the impact of land use on modal disparity in commuting efficiency Michal A. Niedzielski, Yujie Hu, Marcin Stepniak Article first published online: 29 JUL 2020 Computers, Environment and Urban Systems DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2020.101523 ABSTRACT: Urban land use is known to affect commuting efficiency according to the excess commuting framework. However, most […]

Age influences the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi

RYAN – Age influences the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in the Asian malaria vector Anopheles stephensi K. L. Miazgowicz, M. S. Shocket, S. J. Ryan, O. C. Villena, R. J. Hall, J. Owen, T. Adanlawo, K. Balaji, L. R. Johnson, E. A. Mordecai, and C. C. Murdock Article first published online: 22 JUL […]