Associations between meteorological factors and COVID-19: a global scoping review.

Background: Many respiratory viruses and their associated diseases are sensitive to meteorological factors. For SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, evidence on this sensitivity is inconsistent. Understanding the influence of meteorological factors on SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 epidemiology can help to improve pandemic preparedness.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease linked to a municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plant, The Netherlands, September-October 2022.

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are increasingly identified as Legionnaires' disease (LD) sources. An outbreak investigation was initiated following five LD cases reported in September 2022 in Houten, the Netherlands. Case identification was based on the European LD case definition, with symptom onset from 1 September 2022, residence in or within 5 km of Houten, or visit to Houten within the incubation period, without other likely sources.

[Climate change and infectious diseases].

Climate change can contribute to a global increase in the burden of infectious diseases. Both the number of geographical areas as well as the number of yearly days that are suitable for transmission of certain infectious diseases can increase due to global warming. At the same time, increased 'suitability' does not always lead to a factual increase in disease burden and economic development and public health measures have resulted in marked reductions in the burden of several important infectious diseases in recent years.

An exploration of the disease burden due to Cryptosporidium in consumed surface water for sub-Saharan Africa.

The protozoan pathogen Cryptosporidium is an important cause of diarrhoeal disease, but in many contexts its burden remains uncertain. The Global Waterborne Pathogen model for Cryptosporidium (GloWPa-Crypto) predicts oocyst concentrations in surface water at 0.5 by 0.