2024
Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements
Soni N, Eyre M, Souza F, Diggle P, Ko A, Begon M, Pickup R, Childs J, Khalil H, Carvalho-Pereira T, Pertile A, Carvalho M, de Oliveira D, Nery N, Giorgi E, Costa F. Disentangling the influence of reservoir abundance and pathogen shedding on zoonotic spillover of the Leptospira agent in urban informal settlements. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1447592. PMID: 39360250, PMCID: PMC11445007, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRat abundanceReservoir abundanceAbundance of ratsEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesVegetation land coverInfection riskSexually mature ratsHuman infection riskLive trapsUrban informal settlementsZoonotic spilloverLand coverSpatial variationHydrological factorsValley bottomTrack plateAbundanceHuman riskShedding rateMature ratsEco-epidemiological studiesLeptospira infectionSpillover transmissionSpatial distributionInformal settlements
2020
Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements
Corburn J, Vlahov D, Mberu B, Riley L, Caiaffa WT, Rashid SF, Ko A, Patel S, Jukur S, Martínez-Herrera E, Jayasinghe S, Agarwal S, Nguendo-Yongsi B, Weru J, Ouma S, Edmundo K, Oni T, Ayad H. Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in Urban Informal Settlements. Journal Of Urban Health 2020, 97: 348-357. PMID: 32333243, PMCID: PMC7182092, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00438-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban informal settlementsInformal settlementsSet of practicesCOVID-19 responseGlobal SouthHumanitarian standardsUrban poorAdequate housingInternational aidPublic administrationPrecarious settlementsCommunity groupsFood assistanceSocial groupsPolicy suggestionsSlum communitiesBasic needsDisaster responseImmediate moratoriumCOVID-19Long-term planCommunity health workersUrban populationSettlementSlums