European journal of medical research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
27(1)
Published: June 2, 2022
Covid-19
has
been
one
of
the
major
concerns
around
world
in
last
2
years.
One
challenges
this
disease
to
determine
its
prevalence.
Conflicting
results
serology
test
Covid
explored
need
for
an
updated
meta-analysis
on
issue.
Thus,
systematic
review
aimed
estimate
prevalence
global
SARS-CoV-2
different
populations
and
geographical
areas.To
identify
studies
evaluating
seroprevalence
SARS-CoV-2,
a
comprehensive
literature
search
was
performed
from
international
databases,
including
Medline
(PubMed),
Web
Sciences,
Scopus,
EMBASE,
CINHAL.In
meta-analysis,
showed
that
is
between
3
15%
worldwide.
In
Eastern
Mediterranean,
pooled
(CI
95%
5-29%),
Africa,
6%
1-13%).
America,
8%
6-11%),
Europe,
5%
4-6%).
Also
region,
Western
Pacific,
3%
2-4%).
Besides,
we
analyzed
three
these
areas
separately.
This
analysis
estimated
subgroups
such
as
study
population,
diagnostic
methods,
sampling
time,
perspective,
type
study.The
present
Even
considering
low
rate
increasing
vaccination
world,
many
people
are
still
susceptible
SARS-CoV-2.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
119(18)
Published: April 27, 2022
Short-term
forecasting
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
is
required
to
facilitate
planning
health
care
demand
in
hospitals.
Here,
we
evaluate
performance
12
individual
models
and
19
predictors
anticipate
French
COVID-19-related
needs
from
September
7,
2020,
March
6,
2021.
We
then
build
an
ensemble
model
by
combining
forecasts
retrospectively
test
this
2021,
July
find
that
inclusion
early
(epidemiological,
mobility,
meteorological
predictors)
can
halve
rms
error
for
14-d–ahead
forecasts,
with
epidemiological
mobility
contributing
most
improvement.
On
average,
best
or
second-best
model,
depending
on
evaluation
metric.
Our
approach
facilitates
comparison
benchmarking
competing
through
their
integration
a
coherent
analytical
framework,
ensuring
avenues
future
improvements
be
identified.
Journal of The Royal Society Interface,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
19(196)
Published: Nov. 1, 2022
Globally,
the
spread
and
severity
of
COVID-19
have
been
distinctly
non-uniform.
Seasonality
was
suggested
as
a
contributor
to
regional
variability,
but
relationship
between
weather
remains
unclear
focus
attention
has
on
outdoor
conditions.
Because
humans
spend
most
their
time
indoors
because
transmission
occurs
indoors,
we
here,
instead,
investigate
hypothesis
that
indoor
climate—particularly
relative
humidity
(RH)—may
be
more
relevant
modulator
outbreaks.
To
study
this
association,
combined
population-based
statistics
meteorological
measurements
from
121
countries.
We
rigorously
processed
epidemiological
data
reduce
bias,
then
developed
experimentally
validated
computational
workflow
estimate
conditions
based
standard
comfort
Our
comprehensive
analysis
shows
robust
systematic
relationships
outbreaks
RH.
In
particular,
found
intermediate
RH
(40–60%)
robustly
associated
with
better
outbreak
outcomes
(versus
<
40%
or
>60%).
Together,
these
results
suggest
conditions,
particularly
RH,
modulate
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(3), P. e25810 - e25810
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
There
is
evidence
in
literature
that
the
spread
of
COVID-19
can
be
influenced
by
various
geographic
factors,
including
territorial
features,
climate,
population
density,
socioeconomic
conditions,
and
mobility.
The
objective
paper
to
provide
an
updated
review
on
geographical
studies
analysing
factors
which
spreading.
This
took
into
account
not
only
aspects
but
also
COVID-19-related
outcomes
(infections
deaths)
allowing
discern
potential
influencing
role
per
type
outcome.
A
total
112
scientific
articles
were
selected,
reviewed
categorized
according
subject
area,
aim,
country/region
study,
considered
variables,
spatial
temporal
units
analysis,
methodologies,
main
findings.
Our
showed
features
may
have
played
a
determining
uneven
geography
COVID-19;
for
instance,
certain
agreement
was
found
regarding
direct
relationship
between
urbanization
degree
infections.
For
what
concerns
climatic
temperature
variable
correlated
best
with
Together
socio-demographic
ones
extensively
taken
account.
Most
analysed
agreed
density
human
mobility
had
significant
infections
deaths.
analysis
different
approaches
used
investigate
spreading
pandemic
revealed
significance/representativeness
outputs
scale
due
great
variability
aspects.
In
fact,
more
robust
association
conducted
at
subnational
or
local
rather
than
country
scale.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
17(21), P. 7847 - 7847
Published: Oct. 26, 2020
Prior
evaluations
of
the
relationship
between
COVID-19
and
weather
indicate
an
inconsistent
role
meteorology
(weather)
in
transmission
rate.
While
some
effects
due
to
may
exist,
we
found
possible
misconceptions
biases
analysis
that
only
consider
impact
meteorological
variables
alone
without
considering
urban
metabolism
environment.
This
study
highlights
assessments
can
notably
benefit
by
incorporating
factors
account
for
dynamics
environmental
exposure.
We
evaluated
(considering
equivalent
temperature
combines
effect
humidity
air
temperature)
with
particular
consideration
density,
mobility,
homestay,
demographic
information,
mask
use
within
communities.
Our
findings
highlighted
importance
spatial
temporal
scales
interpreting
weather/climate
on
spread
spatiotemporal
lags
causal
processes
effects.
On
global
regional
scales,
contradictory
relationships
rate,
confounded
decentralized
policies,
variability,
onset
screening
COVID-19,
highlighting
unlikely
alone.
At
a
finer
scale,
mobility
index
(with
relative
34.32%)
was
be
highest
contributing
factor
pandemic
growth,
followed
homestay
(26.14%),
population
(23.86%),
density
(13.03%).
The
itself
identified
as
noninfluential
(relative
<
3%).
highlight
relation
needs
areas
improve
predictions.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Nov. 12, 2020
Early
studies
of
weather,
seasonality,
and
environmental
influences
on
COVID-19
have
yielded
inconsistent
confusing
results.
To
provide
policy-makers
the
public
with
meaningful
actionable
environmentally-informed
risk
estimates,
research
community
must
meet
robust
methodological
communication
standards.
One Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12, P. 100225 - 100225
Published: Feb. 10, 2021
Meteorological
variables,
such
as
the
ambient
temperature
and
humidity,
play
a
well-established
role
in
seasonal
transmission
of
respiratory
viruses
influenza
temperate
climates.
Since
onset
novel
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic,
growing
body
literature
has
attempted
to
characterize
sensitivity
COVID-19
meteorological
factors
thus
understand
how
changes
weather
seasonality
may
impede
transmission.
Here
we
select
subset
this
literature,
summarize
diversity
these
studies'
scopes
methodologies,
show
lack
consensus
their
conclusions
on
roles
temperature,
other
dynamics.
We
discuss
several
aspects
methodologies
challenge
direct
comparisons
across
studies
inflate
importance
further
comment
outstanding
challenges
for
area
research
future
might
overcome
them
by
carefully
considering
robust
modeling
approaches,
adjusting
mediating
covariate
effects,
choosing
appropriate
scales
analysis.
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(36), P. 23495 - 23503
Published: Sept. 2, 2021
Infection
prevention
clothing
is
becoming
an
essential
protective
tool
in
the
current
pandemic,
especially
because
now
we
know
that
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
can
easily
infect
humans
poorly
ventilated
indoor
spaces.
However,
commercial
infection
made
of
fabrics
are
not
capable
inactivating
virus.
Therefore,
viral
infections
symptomatic
and
asymptomatic
individuals
wearing
such
as
masks
occur
through
aerosol
transmission
or
by
contact
with
contaminated
surfaces
masks,
which
suspected
increasing
source
highly
infectious
biological
waste.
Herein,
report
easy
fabrication
method
a
novel
antiviral
non-woven
fabric
containing
polymer
filaments
were
coated
solidified
hand
soap.
This
extra
enveloped
viruses
SARS-CoV-2
phage
Φ6
within
1
min
contact.
In
this
study,
was
used
to
fabricate
face
mask
did
show
any
cytotoxic
effect
human
keratinocyte
HaCaT
cells.
Furthermore,
could
be
for
other
caps,
scrubs,
shirts,
trousers,
disposable
gowns,
overalls,
hoods,
aprons,
shoe
covers.
low-cost
technology
provide
wide
range
infection-protective
tools
combat
COVID-19
future
pandemics
developed
underdeveloped
countries.
