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Kate Zinszer

Université de Montréal
Verified email at umontreal.ca
Cited by 1600

A scoping review of malaria forecasting: past work and future directions

K Zinszer, AD Verma, K Charland, TF Brewer… - BMJ open, 2012 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives There is a growing body of literature on malaria forecasting methods and the
objective of our review is to identify and assess methods, including predictors, used to …

[HTML][HTML] How are large-scale One Health initiatives targeting infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance evaluated? A scoping review

L Delesalle, ML Sadoine, S Mediouni… - One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract While One Health initiatives are gaining in popularity, it is unclear if and how they
are evaluated when implementation at scale is intended. The main purpose of this scoping …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions for vector-borne diseases focused on housing and hygiene in urban areas: a scoping review

S Degroote, K Zinszer, V Ridde - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2018 - Springer
Background Over half the world's human populations are currently at risk from vector-borne
diseases (VBDs), and the heaviest burden is borne by the world's poorest people …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among children in school and day care in Montreal, Canada

K Zinszer, B McKinnon, N Bourque, L Pierce… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Quebec prioritized in-person learning after the first wave of the COVID-19
pandemic, with school closures being implemented temporarily in selected schools or in hot …

Social inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake for children and adolescents in Montreal, Canada

B McKinnon, C Quach, È Dubé, CT Nguyen, K Zinszer - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The success of current and prospective COVID-19 vaccine campaigns for
children and adolescents will in part depend on the willingness of parents to accept …

[HTML][HTML] Measures of malaria burden after long-lasting insecticidal net distribution and indoor residual spraying at three sites in Uganda: a prospective observational …

A Katureebe, K Zinszer, E Arinaitwe, J Rek… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying of
insecticide (IRS) are the primary vector control interventions used to prevent malaria in …

[HTML][HTML] What role for One Health in the COVID-19 pandemic?

A Ruckert, K Zinszer, C Zarowsky, R Labonté… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This commentary discusses the contributions that One Health (OH) principles can make in
improving the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight four areas where …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning and dengue forecasting: Comparing random forests and artificial neural networks for predicting dengue burden at national and sub-national …

N Zhao, K Charland, M Carabali… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The robust estimate and forecast capability of random forests (RF) has been widely
recognized, however this ensemble machine learning method has not been widely used in …

Tree characteristics and environmental noise in complex urban settings–A case study from Montreal, Canada

N Zhao, JF Prieur, Y Liu, D Kneeshaw… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Field studies have shown that dense tree canopies and regular tree arrangements reduce
noise from a point source. In urban areas, noise sources are multiple and tree arrangements …

[HTML][HTML] Strong variations in urban allergenicity riskscapes due to poor knowledge of tree pollen allergenic potential

R Sousa-Silva, A Smargiassi, D Kneeshaw… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Exposure to allergenic tree pollen is an increasing environmental health issue in urban
areas. However, reliable, well-documented, peer-reviewed data on the allergenicity of …