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article · Frontiers in Public Health

A systematic review investigating emerging trends between Extreme Weather Events (EWEs) and infectious disease outbreaks in South Africa

Abstract

This review underscores a significant research gap and calls for an integrated approach combining environmental monitoring with pathogen diagnostics. Large-scale longitudinal studies and enhanced collaboration public health, environmental surveillance, laboratory capacity, and disaster preparedness are needed. Early Warning Systems should incorporate climate variables to predict disease outbreaks, addressing the limited diagnostics, lack of environmental microbiology, fragmented surveillance data effectively.

Research topics

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1778784

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