Publications by authors named "Jessica Rosner"
The urban heat island effect exacerbates independent climate change-induced shifts toward longer, stronger, and more frequent heat extremes. Environmental inequity, driven by a history of racially motivated urban planning policies, has led particular demographics to bear the worst impacts of urban heat exposure and thus also climate change. These impacts cause adverse health outcomes in the form of heat emergencies.
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- - In 2016, an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections linked to contaminated flour led to an investigation that identified 56 cases across 24 states.
- - The study showed a significant association between the outbreak and a specific brand of flour, as well as the consumption of unbaked dough, with high odds ratios indicating a strong link.
- - Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of outbreak strains in flour samples, and whole-genome sequencing connected the clinical and food samples to a single flour production facility, highlighting the risk of raw flour as a source of foodborne illness.