John McCracken
University of Valle
4 Papers
John McCracken is an academic researcher from University of Valle. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Effects of global warming. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications.
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Papers
Climate change and One Health.
Jakob Zinsstag,Jakob Zinsstag,Lisa Crump,Lisa Crump,Esther Schelling,Esther Schelling,Jan Hattendorf,Jan Hattendorf,Yahya Osman Maidane,Yahya Osman Maidane,Kadra Osman Ali,Kadra Osman Ali,Abdifatah M Muhummed,Abdifatah M Muhummed,Abdurezak Adem Umer,Abdurezak Adem Umer,Ferzua Aliyi,Ferzua Aliyi,Faisal Nooh,Faisal Nooh,Mohammed Ibrahim Abdikadir,Mohammed Ibrahim Abdikadir,Seid Mohammed Ali,Seid Mohammed Ali,Stella M. Hartinger,Stella M. Hartinger,Stella M. Hartinger,Daniel Mäusezahl,Daniel Mäusezahl,Monica Berger Gonzalez de White,Monica Berger Gonzalez de White,Monica Berger Gonzalez de White,Celia Cordon-Rosales,Danilo Alvarez Castillo,John McCracken,Fayiz Abakar,Colin I. Cercamondi,Sandro Emmenegger,Edith Maier,Simon Karanja,Isabelle Bolon,Rafael Luis Ruiz De Castaneda,Bassirou Bonfoh,Rea Tschopp,Rea Tschopp,Rea Tschopp,Nicole Probst-Hensch,Nicole Probst-Hensch,Guéladio Cissé,Guéladio Cissé +49 more
TL;DR: A One Health approach is presented, which aims at the simultaneous protection of humans, animals and the environment from climate change impacts (climate change adaptation), and postulate that integrated approaches save human and animal lives and reduce costs when compared to public and animal health sectors working separately.
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Effects of Woodsmoke Exposure on Airway Inflammation in Rural Guatemalan Women
Michael Guarnieri,Janet V. Diaz,Chandreyi Basu,A Diaz,Daniel Pope,Kirk R. Smith,Tone Smith-Sivertsen,Nigel Bruce,Colin Solomon,John McCracken,John R. Balmes +10 more
TL;DR: Compared to using an open wood fire for cooking, use of a chimney stove was associated with lower gene expression of MMP-9, a potential mediator of airway remodeling, which may explain some of the observed association between prolonged biomass smoke exposure and COPD.
Surveillance for Hospitalized Acute Respiratory Infection in Guatemala
Jennifer R. Verani,John McCracken,Wences Arvelo,Alejandra Estevez,Maria Renee Lopez,Lissette Reyes,Juan Carlos Moir,D Christopher Bernart,Fabiola Moscoso,Jennifer Gray,Sonja J. Olsen,Kim A. Lindblade +11 more
TL;DR: Data demonstrate a substantial burden of hospitalized ARI in Guatemala due to a variety of pathogens, which can help guide public health policies aimed at reducing the burden of illness and death due to respiratory infections.
Role of Temperature, Humidity and Rainfall on Influenza Transmission in Guatemala, El Salvador and Panama
Radina P. Soebiyanto,Luis Bonilla,Jorge Jara,John McCracken,Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner,Marc-Alain Widdowson,Richard K. Kiang +6 more
- 13 Nov 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify meteorological factors for influenza transmission in tropical Central America, including daily air temperature, rainfall, relative and absolute humidity (RH, AH) from ground stations, NASA satellites and land models.