Publications

2022

Fortin, G., Gagnon-Dufresne, M. C., Bunkeddeko, K., Muwereza, J., & Zinszer, K. (2022). Barriers to family planning through structural health vulnerabilities: findings from case studies from rural Uganda. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 1-14.

Zinszer, K., Charland, K., Pierce, L., Saucier, A., McKinnon, B., Hamelin, M. È., ... & Quach, C. (2022). Seroprevalence, seroconversion, and seroreversion of infection-induced SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among a cohort of children and adolescents in Montreal, Canada. medRxiv.

Freitas, L. P., Carabali, M., Yuan, M., Jaramillo-Ramirez, G. I., Balaguera, C. G., Restrepo, B. N., & Zinszer, K. (2022). Spatio-temporal clusters and patterns of spread of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Colombia. medRxiv.

Zhang, X. S., Charland, K., Quach, C., Nguyen, Q. D., & Zinszer, K. (2022). Institutional, therapeutic, and individual factors associated with 30‐day mortality after COVID‐19 diagnosis in Canadian long‐term care facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(11), 3210-3220.

2021

McKinnon, B., Quach, C., Dubé, È., Nguyen, C. T., & Zinszer, K. (2021). Social inequalities in COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake for children and adolescents in Montreal, Canada. Vaccine, 39(49), 7140-7145.

Abuzerr, S., Zinszer, K., & Assan, A. (2021). Implementation challenges of an integrated One Health surveillance system in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study in Palestine. SAGE open medicine, 9, 20503121211043038.

Zinszer, K., McKinnon, B., Bourque, N., Pierce, L., Saucier, A., Otis, A., ... & Quach, C. (2021). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among children in school and day care in Montreal, Canada. JAMA network open, 4(11), e2135975-e2135975.

2020

Dodd, W., Gomez Cerna, M., Orellana, P., Humphries, S., Sadoine, M. L., Zombre, D., . . . Cole, D. C. (2020). Factors Associated with Seasonal Food Insecurity among Small-Scale Subsistence Farming Households in Rural Honduras. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(3). doi:10.3390/ijerph17030706

Zinszer, K., Charland, K., Vahey, S., Jahagirdar, D., Rek, J. C., Arinaitwe, E., . . . Dorsey, G. (2020). The Impact of Multiple Rounds of Indoor Residual Spraying on Malaria Incidence and Hemoglobin Levels in a High-Transmission Setting. J Infect Dis, 221(2), 304-312. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz453

Abuzerr, S., Hadi, M., Zinszer, K., Nasseri, S., Yunesian, M., Mahvi, A. H., Nabizadeh, R., and Mohammed, S. H. (2020). Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Health-Related Hazardous Events in the Drinking Water Supply System from Source to Tap in Gaza Strip, Palestine. J Environ Public Health, 2020. doi.org/10.1155/2020/7194780

2019

Zombre, D., De Allegri, M., Platt, R. W., Ridde, V., & Zinszer, K. (2019). An Evaluation of Healthcare Use and Child Morbidity 4 Years After User Fee Removal in Rural Burkina Faso. Matern Child Health J, 23(6), 777-786. doi:10.1007/s10995-018-02694-0

2018

Degroote S, Zinszer K, Ridde V. Interventions for vector-borne diseases focused on housing and hygiene in urban areas: a scoping review. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018;7(1):96. doi:10.1186/s40249-018-0477-5.

Campeau L, Degroote S, Ridde V, Carabali M, Zinszer K. Containment measures for emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty in urban settings: a scoping review. Infect Dis Poverty. 2018;7(1):95. doi:10.1186/s40249-018-0478-4.

Sadoine ML, Smargiassi A, Ridde V, Tusting LS, Zinszer K. The associations between malaria, interventions, and the environment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malar J. 2018;17(1):73. doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2220-x.

Brenas JH, Al Manir MS, Zinszer K, Baker CJO, Shaban-Nejad A. Exploring Semantic Data Federation to Enable Malaria Surveillance Queries. Stud Heal Technol Inf. 2018;247:6-10.

Brenas JHS, Al-Manir MS, Zinszer K, Baker CJ, Shaban-Nejad A. A Semantic Framework to Improve Interoperability of Malaria Surveillance Systems. Online J Public Health Inform. 2018;10(1). doi:10.5210/ojphi.v10i1.8987.

2017

Zinszer K, Morrison K, Brownstein JS, Marinho F, Alexandre SF, Nsoesie EO. Zika Virus Speed and Direction: Reconstructing Zika Introduction in Brazil. Online J Public Health Inform. 2017;9(1). doi:10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7709.

Somani Y, Baross A, Levy P, et al. Reductions in ambulatory blood pressure in young normotensive men and women after isometric resistance training and its relationship with cardiovascular reactivity. Blood Press Monit. 2017;22(1):1-7. doi:10.1097/MBP.0000000000000222.

Zinszer K, Morrison K, Brownstein JS, Marinho F, Santos AF, Nsoesie EO. Reconstruction of Zika Virus Introduction in Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(1):91-94. doi:10.3201/eid2301.161274.

Zinszer K, Morrison K, Verma A, Brownstein JS. Spatial Determinants of Ebola Virus Disease Risk for the West African Epidemic. PLoS Curr. 2017;9. doi:10.1371/currents.outbreaks.b494f2c6a396c72ec24cb4142765bb95.

Zinszer K, Stone J, Mpaata JC, et al. Success and failure: a firsthand look into Uganda’s most recent bednet distribution campaign. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(3):251-253. doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30057-9.

2016

Powell GA, Zinszer K, Verma A, et al. Media content about vaccines in the United States and Canada, 2012-2014: An analysis using data from the Vaccine Sentimeter. Vaccine. 2016;34(50):6229-6235. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.10.067.

Katureebe A, Zinszer K, Arinaitwe E, et al. Measures of Malaria Burden after Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net Distribution and Indoor Residual Spraying at Three Sites in Uganda: A Prospective Observational Study. PLoS Med. 2016;13(11):e1002167. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002167.

Menon SS, Rossi R, Nshimyumukiza L, Zinszer K. Decentralized control of human visceral leishmaniasis in endemic urban areas of Brazil: a literature review. Trop Med Heal. 2016;44:9. doi:10.1186/s41182-016-0011-z.

Menon S, Rossi R, Nshimyumukiza L, Zinszer K. Revisiting zoonotic human African trypanosomiasis control in Uganda. J Public Heal Policy. 2016;37(1):51-67. doi:10.1057/jphp.2015.39.

Kigozi R, Zinszer K, Mpimbaza A, Sserwanga A, Kigozi SP, Kamya M. Assessing temporal associations between environmental factors and malaria morbidity at varying transmission settings in Uganda. Malar J. 2016;15(1):511. doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1549-2.

2015

Zinszer K, Kigozi R, Charland K, et al. Forecasting malaria in a highly endemic country using environmental and clinical predictors. Malar J. 2015;14:245. doi:10.1186/s12936-015-0758-4.

Zinszer K, Morrison K, Anema A, Majumder MS, Brownstein JS. The velocity of Ebola spread in parts of west Africa. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15(9):1005-1007. doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00234-0.

Zinszer K, Okhmatovskaia A, Shaban-Nejad A, Carroll LN. The SDIDS System for Integrating Global Health Surveillance Data: An Example Application to Malaria Surveillance in Uganda. 2015. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280625519.

2014

Zinszer K, Kigozi R, Charland K, Dorsey G, Kamya M, Buckeridge D. Predicting Malaria in a Highly Endemic Country using Environmental and Clinical Data Sources. Online J Public Health Inform. 2014;6(1). doi:10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5150.

Zinszer K, Charland K, Kigozi R, Dorsey G, Kamya MR, Buckeridge DL. Determining health-care facility catchment areas in Uganda using data on malaria-related visits. Bull World Heal Organ. 2014;92(3):178-186. doi:10.2471/blt.13.125260.

2013

Zinszer K, Tamblyn R, Bates DW, Buckeridge DL. A qualitative study of health information technology in the Canadian public health system. BMC Public Health. 2013;13:509. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-509.