Rachel Lowe
A5020097125- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Malaria Research and Control
- Global Health Care Issues
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Travel-related health issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Climate variability and models
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2017-2025
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
2022-2025
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
2021-2025
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2021-2025
Committee on Climate Change
2023
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
2023
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
2023
Benaki Phytopathological Institute
2023
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2021-2023
Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes
2023
Abstract Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are used to reduce transmission of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, empirical evidence the effectiveness specific NPIs has been inconsistent. We assessed around internal containment and closure, international travel restrictions, economic measures, health system actions on SARS-CoV-2 in 130 countries territories. Methods panel (longitudinal) regression estimate 13 categories reducing...
BackgroundMosquito-borne diseases are expanding their range, and re-emerging in areas where they had subsided for decades. The extent to which climate change influences the transmission suitability population at risk of mosquito-borne across different altitudes densities has not been investigated. aim this study was quantify will influence length season estimate future, given an altitudinal gradient.MethodsUsing a multi-model multi-scenario framework, we estimated changes global malaria...
A wide range of research has promised new tools for forecasting infectious disease dynamics, but little that is currently being applied in practice, because do not address key public health needs, produce probabilistic forecasts, have been evaluated on external data, or provide sufficient forecast skill to be useful. We developed an open collaborative challenge assess forecasts seasonal epidemics dengue, a major global problem. Sixteen teams used variety methods and data generate 3...
Over the last 5 years (2013-2017), Caribbean region has faced an unprecedented crisis of co-occurring epidemics febrile illness due to arboviruses transmitted by Aedes sp. mosquito (dengue, chikungunya, and Zika). Since 2013, island Barbados experienced 3 dengue outbreaks, 1 chikungunya outbreak, Zika fever outbreak. Prior studies have demonstrated that climate variability influences arbovirus transmission vector population dynamics in region, indicating potential develop public health...
Abstract Background Asymptomatic or subclinical SARS-CoV-2 infections are often unreported, which means that confirmed case counts may not accurately reflect underlying epidemic dynamics. Understanding the level of ascertainment (the ratio symptomatic cases to true number individuals) and undetected progression is crucial informing COVID-19 response planning, including introduction relaxation control measures. Estimating over time allows for accurate estimates specific outcomes such as...
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread rapidly around the globe. Nevertheless, there is limited information describing characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients in Latin America. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis 9,468 confirmed cases reported Ecuador. calculated overall incidence, mortality, case fatality rates, disability adjusted life years, attack crude mortality as well relative risk odds death, for age, sex presence comorbidities. A total positive 474 deaths were included...
Temperature and rainfall patterns are known to influence seasonal of dengue transmission. However, the effect severe drought extremely wet conditions on timing intensity epidemics is poorly understood. In this study, we aimed quantify non-linear delayed effects extreme hydrometeorological hazards risk by level urbanisation in Brazil using a spatiotemporal model.We combined distributed lag models with Bayesian hierarchical model framework determine exposure-lag-response association between...
Abstract Dengue is rapidly expanding its transmission area across Brazil and much of South America. In this study, data-mining techniques were used to identify climatic demographic indicators that could explain the recent (2014–2020) simultaneous trends expansion exacerbation incidence in some regions Brazil. The previous circulation virus (dengue rates between 2007 2013), urbanization, occurrence temperature anomalies for a prolonged period main factors led increased dengue central region...