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Angela Mathee

South African Medical Research Council
Verified email at mrc.ac.za
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Household energy, indoor air pollution and child respiratory health in South Africa

B Barnes, A Mathee, E Thomas, N Bruce - Journal of Energy in …, 2009 - scielo.org.za
Indoor air pollution due to the indoor burning of polluting fuels has been associated with
Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) amongst children less than five years old. This …

Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19: an African perspective

R Street, S Malema, N Mahlangeni, A Mathee - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the importance of access to sufficient
quantities of safe water and sanitation in public health. In the current COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptomatic transmission and high community burden of seasonal influenza in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2017–18 (PHIRST): a …

C Cohen, J Kleynhans, J Moyes… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Data on influenza community burden and transmission are important to plan
interventions especially in resource-limited settings. However, data are limited, particularly …

Climate change impacts on working people (the HOTHAPS initiative): findings of the South African pilot study

A Mathee, J Oba, A Rose - Global health action, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: It is now widely accepted that climate change is occurring as a result of the
accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. With the prospect of a warmer …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking the circulating SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa using wastewater-based epidemiology

R Johnson, JR Sharma, P Ramharack, N Mangwana… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study uses wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) to rapidly and, through targeted
surveillance, track the geographical distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (Alpha …

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to indoor air pollution from household use of solid fuels in South Africa in 2000

R Norman, B Barnes, A Mathee, D Bradshaw… - South African Medical …, 2007 - ajol.info
Objectives. To estimate the burden of respiratory ill health in South African children and
adults in 2000 from exposure to indoor air pollution associated with household use of solid …

Levels of toxic and essential metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood from selected areas of South Africa—results of a pilot study

HB Röllin, CVC Rudge, Y Thomassen… - Journal of …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
This pilot study uses concentrations of metals in maternal and cord blood at delivery, in
seven selected geographical areas of South Africa, to determine prenatal environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Overcrowding and health in two impoverished suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa

V Nkosi, T Haman, N Naicker, A Mathee - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Rapid urbanization, unmatched by an associated supply of housing, has
resulted in overcrowding in the cities of many developing countries, including in …

[HTML][HTML] Diarrhoeal disease in relation to possible household risk factors in South African villages

T Kapwata, A Mathee, WJ Le Roux… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Diarrhoeal disease is a significant contributor to child morbidity and mortality, particularly in
the developing world. Poor sanitation, a lack of personal hygiene and inadequate water …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at student campus residences in the Western Cape, South Africa

N Mangwana, E Archer, CJF Muller, W Preiser… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnostic
capacity is limited in defined communities, posing a challenge in tracking and tracing new …