Objectives We aim to describe the relationships between climate variables and climate-
sensitive diseases (CSDs) in semi-arid regions, highlighting the different main groups of …

Blowing dust is a weather phenomenon common in many locations around the world.
During these dust events, particle concentration increases causing visibilities to decrease …

Dust storms are increasing in frequency and correlate with adverse health outcomes but
remain understudied in the United States (US), partially due to the limited spatio‐temporal …

In mid-March 2021, one of the strongest dust storms of the last decade hit East Asia with
adverse impacts on socio-economic activities and loss of life. The aim of this study is to …

This study was carried out to determine whether the changes in dust concentration (DC) in
Iran were attributed to changes in aridity index (AI) from 1990 to 2018. Long-term …

Particularly since the wide-ranging health effects of asbestos exposure became known,
great emphasis has been placed on detailed toxicity testing of known but also newly …

The Saharan Air Layer is a mass of hot, dry air laden with dust that forms over the Sahara
and moves towards the Atlantic Ocean. This air mass contains soil dust particles emitted by …

Sarcoidosis is a disorder characterized by granulomatous inflammation of unclear etiology.
In this study we evaluated whether veterans with sarcoidosis exhibited different plasma …

Due to African dust, the Caribbean area is known to have one of the highest incidences of
asthma on the planet. Consequently, it is crucial to dissociate the impact of local sources …

Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization in South Africa. Climate change could
potentially affect its incidence via changes in meteorological conditions. We investigated the …