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ID6960219
NOMEMegan Coffee
PRENOMESMegan
SOBRENOMECoffee
ASSINATURACOFFEE M
AFILIAÇÕESNew York University
ORCID0000-0002-4581-111X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS32
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR28
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H0

  • Point-of-care HIV viral load testing in a community antiretroviral therapy delivery programme

    Open AccessJienchi Dorward, Kwena Tlhaku et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Community antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery programmes allow people with HIV (PWH) to collect treatment nearer to home instead of from clinics. However, delays in laboratory-based viral load (VL) testing can prevent timely community ART prescription renewals. We aimed to determine if clinic point-of-care VL testing could expedite community ART prescription renewals within the Centralised Chronic Medication Dispensing and Distribution programm…

  • Collaborative mapping

    Open AccessFabiana Almerinda G Palma, Pablo Ruiz Cuenca et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Environmental risks disproportionately affect socially vulnerable populations, yet most studies on urban leptospirosis have not captured residents’ perceptions of these risks. We conducted a cross-sectional study between August 2018 and March 2019 across four communities in Salvador, Brazil (Marechal Rondon, Alto do Cabrito, Nova Constituinte, and Rio Sena) using a collaborative mapping approach to explore residents’ perceptions of environmental …

  • Detection of pathogenic leptospires in water bodies in neighborhoods vulnerable to flooding, through a participatory research approach in Santa Fe (Argentina)

    Open AccessJulieta V Carletti, Eva C Rueda et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    This study aimed to identify areas with the presence of pathogenic Leptospira in marginalized neighborhoods of Santa Fe, Argentina, through a participatory research approach. Additionally, we aimed to optimize a low-cost and sensitive detection method suitable for public sector laboratories in resource-limited settings. Three neighborhoods highly vulnerable to hydrological risks and leptospirosis outbreaks—Colastiné Sur, La Vuelta del Paraguayo, …

  • Epidemiological review on the resurgence of measles outbreaks in Canada during the post-elimination era

    Open AccessAinrisq A Rifai, Dana C Pittman Ratterree et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    In 1998, the World Health Organization declared that measles had been eliminated in Canada. Despite this status, Canada continues to experience sporadic outbreaks driven by importations from endemic countries. Understanding the post-elimination outbreaks is crucial for informing prevention and control policies. The purpose of this review was to identify and analyze epidemiological factors of measles outbreaks’ resurgence in Canada. We conducted a…

  • Sea surface temperature modulates El Niño and La Niña driven leptospirosis patterns

    Open AccessJuan David Gutiérrez, Juan D Wilches-Vega et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease prevalent in tropical regions influenced by climatic factors such as precipitation and soil moisture, which are regulated by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This study examines the causal relationship between El Niño and La Niña episodes and leptospirosis cases in Colombia at the municipal level from 2007 to 2023. Using an ecological longitudinal design, we analyzed laboratory-confirmed cases from the …

  • Inferring human behavior through online social networks may provide accurate behavioral estimates for outbreak forecasting of arboviruses

    Open AccessFrédéric Jourdain, Debapriyo Chakraborty et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Human behavior is known to be a fundamental, yet often neglected, component of infectious disease epidemiology, especially during outbreaks. To quantify its role and fluctuations, analyzing message contents on popular online social networks – part of so-called digital epidemiology – is a promising approach. However, such methods could be biased and generate estimation errors since social media users may not be representative of the general popula…

  • Using a World Health Assembly simulation to explore undergraduate students’ perceptions and confidence in analyzing complex global health challenges

    Open AccessAhmad Firas Khalid, Megan A George et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Traditional didactic teaching approaches fall short of adequately supporting diverse student learning styles. Complementing didactic teaching approaches with simulation-based experiential learning can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. However, few studies have rigorously examined the outcomes of this approach in global health education and training. This study describes participants’ self-reported experiences…

  • Gender differences in Leptospira exposure risk, perceptions of disease severity, and high-risk behaviours in Salvador, Brazil

    Open AccessEllie A Delight, Diogo César de Carvalho Santiago et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Vulnerability to climate hazards and infectious diseases is not gender-neutral, meaning that men, women, and other gender identities experience different risks. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic climate-sensitive infectious disease caused by the bacteria Leptospira and is transmitted to humans through contact with infected animals or contaminated environments, particularly soil and floodwater. Globally, studies report a higher risk of leptospiral infec…

  • Covid-19, tuberculosis, and HIV triad

    Open AccessHelena Huerga, Maëlenn Gouillou et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) and severe COVID-19. TB and COVID-19 present with overlapping symptoms and co-infection can lead to poor outcomes. We assessed the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 positive serology and SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of mortality at 6 months in PLHIV with TB disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection. This multi-country, prospective, observational study, conducted between 7 th September 2…

  • The challenge of protracted measles outbreaks in Kismayo, Somalia

    Open AccessDouglas K Lau, Simone Seebacher et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    There was a protracted measles outbreak in Kismayo, Somalia between 2020–2021. The outbreak persisted despite availability of measles containing vaccine (MCV) through Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) services and reactive vaccination campaigns. We sought to estimate measles burden and MCV coverage during the outbreak while further identifying barriers and facilitators to care and vaccinations. We adopted a cross-sectional, sequential mixed-…

  • Preparing for future pandemics

    Open AccessEmmanuel Odame, Emmanuel A Odame et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant barrier to the success of global vaccination campaigns and vaccine programs. Understanding people’s perceptions of vaccines on social media during disease outbreaks can aid in reducing socially induced vaccine hesitancy and improve program implementation. Social media is an increasingly valuable tool for assessing public perceptions on critical issues, including vaccine adoption. This study examines percept…

  • Development of a specific stroke awareness tool for the Haitian community

    Open AccessJude Hassan Charles, Leila Stewart et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    While stroke awareness tools are available in English and Spanish, none specifically serve the substantial Haitian population in the United States. To fill this gap, the Florida Stroke Registry (FSR) Education Core collaborated with Haitian Creole–speaking healthcare professionals and community members to create a stroke awareness tool tailored for the Haitian Creole community. This initiative led to the development of two candidate translations …

  • Precision public health in schools enabled by wastewater surveillance

    Open AccessHaley Kappus-Kron, Dana Ahmad Chatila et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Wastewater surveillance provides a cost-effective and non-invasive way to gain an understanding of infectious disease transmission including for COVID-19. We analyzed wastewater samples from one school site in Jefferson County, New York during the 2021–2022 school year. We tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA once weekly and compared those results with the clinical COVID-19 cases in the school. The amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA correlated with the number of inci…

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on HIV healthcare delivery for females in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessRita Kothari, Robert W Baran et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Throughout sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), females are disproportionately impacted by HIV and face generalized but also gendered social and economic barriers to accessing HIV healthcare and services. At the outset of the pandemic, many anticipated COVID-19 would represent a major set-back for HIV care in the region. The impact of COVID-19 on HIV health services and HIV-affected populations has been reported in specific populations but has not been synt…

  • Assessing ventilation through ambient carbon dioxide concentrations across multiple healthcare levels in Ghana

    Open AccessCecilia Crews, Paul Angwaawie et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures safeguard primary healthcare systems, especially as the infectious disease landscape evolves due to climate and environmental change, increased global mobility, and vaccine hesitancy and inequity, which can introduce unexpected pathogens. This study explores the importance of an "always-on," low-cost IPC approach, focusing on the role of natural ventilation in health facilities, particularly in low-…

  • Evaluating the potential impact of rubella-containing vaccine introduction on congenital rubella syndrome in Afghanistan, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Pakistan

    Open AccessSebastian A Rodriguez-Cartes, Yiwei Zhang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    We assessed the potential impact of introducing rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) on congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) incidence in Afghanistan (AFG), Democratic Republic of Congo (COD), Ethiopia (ETH), Nigeria (NGA), and Pakistan (PAK). We simulated several RCV introduction scenarios over 30 years using a validated mathematical model. Our findings indicate that RCV introduction could avert between 86,000 and 535,000 CRS births, preventing 2.5 to …

  • Regional variation in Covid-19 vaccine uptake and intention in Nigeria

    Open AccessEniola Bamgboye, Rawlance Ndejjo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Globally, vaccination has been known to reduce the burden of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, with its effectiveness relying on public acceptance and widespread uptake. Despite the efforts put into the rapid development of SARS-COV-2 vaccines, uptake remains a major challenge in many countries especially those with large population dynamics like Nigeria. Most studies in Nigeria have assessed the uptake of the SARS-COV-2 vaccine among groups …

  • Yellow fever in Ghana

    Open AccessSeth D Judson, Ernest Kenu et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Understanding the epidemiology and ecology of yellow fever in endemic regions is critical for preventing future outbreaks. Ghana is a high-risk country for yellow fever. In this study we estimate the disease burden, ecological cycles, and areas at risk for yellow fever in Ghana based on historical outbreaks. We identify 2387 cases and 888 deaths (case fatality rate 37.7%) from yellow fever reported in Ghana from 1910 to 2022. During the approxima…

  • Influence of conspiracy theories and distrust of community health volunteers on adherence to Covid-19 guidelines and vaccine uptake in Kenya

    Open AccessEdward Mugambi Ireri, Marion Wanjiku Mutugi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Public trust is key for compliance to government protocols in times of health mitigating COVID-19 measures and its vaccination initiative, and thus understanding factors related to community health volunteers (CHVs) trusting the government and conspiracy theories is vital during the COVID-19 pandemic. The success of universal health coverage in Kenya will benefit from the trust between the CHVs and the government through increased access and dema…

  • Seroprevalence of anti-Sars-CoV-2 antibodies before and after implementation of anti-Covid-19 vaccination among hospital staff in Bangui, Central African Republic

    Open AccessAlexandre Manirakiza, Christian Malaka et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high to very high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The persistence of this pandemic worldwide has instigated the need for an investigation of the level of prevention through immunization and vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 among HCWs. The objective of our study was to evaluate any changes in anti-COVID-19 serological status before and after the vaccination campaign of health personnel in the Central African Republic.…

  • Socio-political and organizational influences on national infectious disease surveillance for refugees

    Open AccessMajd Saleh, Neil Howard et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Infectious disease surveillance provides actionable information on displaced populations and helps identify outbreaks. Though not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Lebanon has experienced large refugee influxes (e.g. Palestinians in 1948, Syrians in 2011), yet information on socio-political and organizational influences shaping surveillance targeting refugees is limited. We thus aimed to examine how Lebanese socio-politics affected infe…

  • The interrelationship between food security, climate change, and gender-based violence

    Open AccessPooja Agrawal, Lori Ann Post et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Gender-based violence (GBV) is a global public health and human rights problem that is exacerbated by social and environmental stressors for a multitude of interpersonal, cultural, and economic reasons. Through sudden disruptions in the microclimate of a region, climate shocks often have a negative impact on food security, which correlates with increases in GBV. Associations between the various combinations of GBV, climate change, and food insecu…

  • Strengthening Covid-19 pandemic response coordination through public health emergency operations centres (PHEOC) in Africa

    Open AccessWomi-Eteng Oboma Eteng, Abrham Lilay et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted health security program implementation and incremental gains achieved after the West African Ebola outbreak in 2016 across Africa. Following cancellation of in-person events, a multi-faceted intervention program was established in May 2020 by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organisation, and partners to strengthen national COVID-19 response…

  • The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of real-time monitors and SMS on tuberculosis medication adherence in southwestern Uganda

    Open AccessAngella Musiimenta, Wilson Tumuhimbise et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial among patients initiating treatment for drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB). Participants received real-time electronic adherence monitors and were randomized (1:1:1) to: (i) daily SMS (reminders to TB patients and notifications to social supporters sent daily for 3 months, then triggered by late or missed dosing for 3 months); (ii) weekly SMS (reminders to TB patients and notifications to social supp…

  • Chronic diseases and mortality among hospitalised Covid-19 patients at Bafoussam Regional Hospital in the West region of Cameroon

    Open AccessImelda Sonia Nzinnou Mbiaketcha, Collins Buh Nkum et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Reducing mortality among COVID-19 cases is a major challenge for most health systems worldwide. Estimating the risk of preexisting comorbidities on COVID-19 mortality may promote the importance of targeting at-risk populations to improve survival through primary and secondary prevention. This study was conducted to explore the contribution of exposure to some chronic diseases on the mortality of COVID-19. This was a case control study. The data w…