J. D. Gutiérrez

Extreme weather events and vector-borne diseases: Quantifying the epidemiological effect of Hurricane Julia on malaria transmission in Colombia

Extreme climatic events, such as hurricanes, are known drivers of vector-borne disease outbreaks; however, quantifying their causal effect remains challenging due to complex spatio-temporal dynamics and unobserved confounders. This study estimates the causal effect of Hurricane Julia (October 2022) on malaria cases in...