Karen Polson-Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 7502834 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Polson-Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Polson-Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | POLSON-EDWARDS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Caribbean Public Health Agency |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean
This paper delineates the development of the Caribbean Research for Action Agenda which aims to empower Caribbean Small Island Developing States to reduce their vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change on health. The Caribbean Research for Action Agenda emerged from collaboration between nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and multilateral agencies that organized a conference on climate change and health in the Caribbean…
Pan American climate resilient health systems
Objectives To describe the development, implementation, and results of a training course designed to equip health professionals from the Pan American Health Organization region with the knowledge and tools needed to adapt health systems to current climate realities Methods The Pan American climate resilient health systems course was a 9-week live-virtual course in March–April 2023, which was delivered through Zoom and offered in English, Spanish,…
Zika virus outbreak in 19 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories, 2015–2016
Surveillance for Zika virus was enhanced in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean following emergence of the virus in Brazil in May 2015. The first autochthonous case of Zika in the Caribbean was reported by Suriname in November 2015, and the virus subsequently spread rapidly throughout the region. Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member states (CMS) reported clinically suspected cases of Zika and submitted serum specimens to the agenc…
Prolonged Zika virus viremia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Trinidad and Tobago
An emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a significant public health concern because of the syndromes associated with the infection. In addition, ZIKV is considered a major problem due to large-scale spread of the disease and the possible clinical complications for the central nervous system, especially Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and microcephaly. Since the introduction of ZIKV in the Caribbean, molecular detection of the vi…
Chikungunya virus outbreak in Sint Maarten, 2013–2014
This report describes the outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Sint Maarten, a constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the southern part of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, from 22 December 2013 (first reported case) through 5 December 2014. The outbreak was first reported by the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin in the northern part of the island—the first site in the Americas to report autochthonous tran…
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Prolonged Zika virus viremia in a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Trinidad and Tobago
An emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a significant public health concern because of the syndromes associated with the infection. In addition, ZIKV is considered a major problem due to large-scale spread of the disease and the possible clinical complications for the central nervous system, especially Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and microcephaly. Since the introduction of ZIKV in the Caribbean, molecular detection of the vi…
Chikungunya virus outbreak in Sint Maarten, 2013–2014
This report describes the outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Sint Maarten, a constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the southern part of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, from 22 December 2013 (first reported case) through 5 December 2014. The outbreak was first reported by the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin in the northern part of the island—the first site in the Americas to report autochthonous tran…
Zika virus outbreak in 19 English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and territories, 2015–2016
Surveillance for Zika virus was enhanced in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean following emergence of the virus in Brazil in May 2015. The first autochthonous case of Zika in the Caribbean was reported by Suriname in November 2015, and the virus subsequently spread rapidly throughout the region. Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) member states (CMS) reported clinically suspected cases of Zika and submitted serum specimens to the agenc…
Pan American climate resilient health systems
Objectives To describe the development, implementation, and results of a training course designed to equip health professionals from the Pan American Health Organization region with the knowledge and tools needed to adapt health systems to current climate realities Methods The Pan American climate resilient health systems course was a 9-week live-virtual course in March–April 2023, which was delivered through Zoom and offered in English, Spanish,…
Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean
This paper delineates the development of the Caribbean Research for Action Agenda which aims to empower Caribbean Small Island Developing States to reduce their vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change on health. The Caribbean Research for Action Agenda emerged from collaboration between nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, and multilateral agencies that organized a conference on climate change and health in the Caribbean…
Geography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mosquito-borne diseases and control (3 works) · Viral Infections and Vectors (3 works) · Virology (3 works) · Antibody (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Chikungunya (2 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works)