The COVID-19 pandemic and global environmental change: Emerging research needs

R Barouki, M Kogevinas, K Audouze, K Belesova… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 raised numerous questions on the interactions between the
occurrence of new infections, the environment, climate and health. The European Union …

Current understanding of the influence of environmental factors on SARS-CoV-2 transmission, persistence, and infectivity

S Kumar, R Singh, N Kumari, S Karmakar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a significant public health
emergency in recent times. It is a respiratory illness caused by the novel virus, severe acute …

Routine childhood immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a benefit–risk analysis of health benefits versus excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

K Abbas, SR Procter, K van Zandvoort… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background National immunisation programmes globally are at risk of suspension due to
the severe health system constraints and physical distancing measures in place to mitigate …

[HTML][HTML] Superspreading events in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Opportunities for interventions and control

BM Althouse, EA Wenger, JC Miller, SV Scarpino… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease, has moved rapidly around the globe …

Livestock plants and COVID-19 transmission

CA Taylor, C Boulos, D Almond - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak must strike a balance between maintaining
essential supply chains and limiting the spread of the virus. Our results indicate a strong …

Global evidence for ultraviolet radiation decreasing COVID-19 growth rates

T Carleton, J Cornetet, P Huybers… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
With nearly every country combating the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), there is a
need to understand how local environmental conditions may modify transmission. To date …

A cross-sectional analysis of meteorological factors and SARS-CoV-2 transmission in 409 cities across 26 countries

F Sera, B Armstrong, S Abbott, S Meakin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
There is conflicting evidence on the influence of weather on COVID-19 transmission. Our
aim is to estimate weather-dependent signatures in the early phase of the pandemic, while …

Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response

CJ Carlson, ACR Gomez, S Bansal, SJ Ryan - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Weather may marginally affect COVID-19 dynamics, but misconceptions about the way that
climate and weather drive exposure and transmission have adversely shaped risk …

The impact of COVID-19 control measures on social contacts and transmission in Kenyan informal settlements

M Quaife, K Van Zandvoort, A Gimma, K Shah… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Many low-and middle-income countries have implemented control measures
against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is not clear to what extent these …

The effects of regional climatic condition on the spread of COVID-19 at global scale

MM Iqbal, I Abid, S Hussain, N Shahzad… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic disease (COVID-19) is spreading
like a diffusion-reaction in the world and almost 208 countries and territories are being …