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The epidemiology of skin cancer and public health strategies for its prevention in southern Africa Wright, Caradee Yael; Du Preez, David Jean; Millar, Danielle A.; Norval, Mary (MDPI Publishing, 2020-02-06)Skin cancer is a non-communicable disease that has been underexplored in Africa, including Southern Africa. Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is an important, potentially modifiable risk factor for skin cancer. ...
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Wernecke, Bianca; Naidoo, Natasha Pillay; Wright, Caradee Yael (National Association for Clean Air, 2023)Though originally the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area (WBPA) was strategically declared as an air quality priority area due to potential future air pollution risks, it is now a confirmed air pollution hotspot. More ...
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Roomaney, R.A.; Wright, Caradee Yael; Cairncross, E.; Abdelatif, N.; Turawa, E.B.; Awotiwon, O.F.; Neethling, I.; Nojilana, B.; Pacella, R.; Bradshaw, D.; Pillay-van Wyk, V. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2022-08)BACKGROUND. Household air pollution (HAP) due to the use of solid fuels for cooking is a global problem with significant impacts on human health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. HAP remains problematic in ...
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Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Mathee, Angela; Blesic, Suzana; Kapwata, Thandi; Kunene, Zamantimande; du Preez, David Jean; Garland, Rebecca M.; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI, 2022-03)Dust storms are meteorological hazards associated with several adverse health impacts including eye irritations, respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, and vehicular road accidents due to poor visibility. This study ...
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Kapwata, Thandi; Wright, Caradee Yael; du Preez, David Jean; Kunene, Zamantimande; Mathee, Angela; Ikeda, Takayoshi; Landman, Willem Adolf; Maharaj, Rajendra; Sweijd, Neville; Minakawa, Noboru; Blesic, Suzana (Elsevier, 2021-10)BACKGROUND : Climate variables impact human health and in an era of climate change, there is a pressing need to understand these relationships to best inform how such impacts are likely to change. OBJECTIVES : This study ...
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Kunene, Zamantimande;; Kapwata, Thandi; Mathee, Angela; Sweijd, Neville; Minakawa, Noboru; Naidoo, Natasha; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI, 2023-04)Please read abstract in article.
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Manyuchi, Albert E.; Chersich, Matthew F.; Vogel, Coleen; Wright, Caradee Yael; Matsika, Ruwadzano; Erasmus, Barend Frederik Nel (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022-11)Temperature extremes vary across Africa. A continent-wide examination of the impacts of heat on health in Africa, and a synthesis of Africa-informed evidence is, however, lacking. A systematic review of articles published ...
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Wilkes, Marcus; Wright, Caradee Yael; Du Plessis J.L.; Reeder, A.I. (American Medical Association, 2015-03)Calculation of the individual typology angle (ITA) based on spectrophotometric measurements has been used to classify skin types into 6 physiologically relevant groups: very light, light, intermediate, tan, brown, and dark. ...
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Wernecke, Bianca; Langerman, Kristy E.; Howard, Alex I.; Wright, Caradee Yael (Elsevier, 2024-03)Households stack and switch the fuels they use to meet their energy needs for cooking, heating and lighting. The type of fuel used and how fuels are stacked and switched affects household air pollution concentrations and ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Wernecke, Bianca; Garland, Rebecca M.; Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Shezi, B.; Landman, Willem Adolf; Mathee, A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)BACKGROUND: A changing climate is likely to have widespread and varying impacts on ecosystems and human health. South Africa (SA) is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, given the projected increases ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Albers, Patricia Nicole; Oosthuizen, Maria Aletta; Naidoo, Mogesh (Routledge, 2016-02)South Africa receives high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Exposure to UVR has beneficial and harmful effects, the most common of which are vitamin D synthesis and skin cancer, respectively. Acute exposure ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Millar, Danielle A. (National Association for Clean Air, 2019)Air pollution poses a major threat to human health. It is estimated that 91% of the world’s people live in places that did not meet the air quality guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO, 2019a). Exposure to ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Mathee, Angela; Piketh, Stuart; Langerman, Kristy; Makonese, Tafadzwa; Bulani, Siyavuya; Soodyall, Himla (Levy Library Press, 2019-12-16)The editorial speaks to the Global Statement on Air Pollution and Health and How it may assist African countries to eliminate air pollution-related health impacts.
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Norval, Mary (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-28)Exposure of outdoor workers to high levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) poses significant, well-known health risks including skin cancer and eye diseases. In South Africa, little is known about how many workers ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Abdelatif, Nada; Batini, Chiara; Wernecke, Bianca; Kunene, Zamantimande; Millar, Danielle A.; Mathee, Angela; Street, Renée; Panchal, Rikesh; Hansell, Anna; Cordell, Rebecca; Hey, Joshua Vande (Ubiquity Press, 2022-01)BACKGROUND: Household air pollution (HAP) is associated with adverse human health impacts. During COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 (the most stringent levels), South Africans remained at home, potentially increasing their ...
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Wright, Caradee Yael; Kapwata, Thandi; Abdelatif, Nada; Batini, Chiara; Wernecke, Bianca; Kunene, Zamantimande; Millar, Danielle A.; Mathee, Angela; Street, Renee; Panchal, Rikesh; Hansell, Anna; Cordell, Rebecca; Vande Hey, Joshua (National Association for Clean Air, 2022)BACKGROUND : Household air pollution (HAP) is associated with adverse human health impacts. During COVID-19 Lockdown Levels 5 and 4 (the most stringent levels), South Africans remained at home, potentially increasing ...
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Shezi, Busisiwe; Wright, Caradee Yael (National Association for Clean Air, 2018)One of the greatest threats to public health is personal exposure to air pollution from indoor sources. The impact of air pollution on mortality and morbidity globally and in South Africa is large and places a burden on ...
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Albers, Patricia Nicole; Wright, Caradee Yael; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku); Mathee, Angela (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)BACKGROUND : This cross-sectional study examined respiratory health outcomes and associated risk factors in children living in a part of South Africa characterised by high levels of air pollution. METHODS : A questionnaire ...
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Buthelezi, Sikhumbuzo Archibald; Kapwata, Thandi; Wernecke, Bianca; Webster, Candice; Mathee, Angela; Wright, Caradee Yael (MDPI Publishing, 2019-02-14)In low-income communities, non-electric fuel sources are typically the main cause of Household Air Pollution (HAP). In Umlazi, a South African coastal, informal settlement, households use electric- and non-electric (coal, ...
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Chersich, M.F.; Scorgie, F.; Rees, H.; Wright, Caradee Yael (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-06)The listeriosis outbreak that began in early 2017 in South Africa (SA) is the largest recorded globally. The source of the outbreak was located in early March 2018, when traces of the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium ...
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