The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review

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The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review. / Romero Starke, Karla; Mauer, René; Karskens, Ethel; Pretzsch, Anna; Reissig, David; Nienhaus, Albert; Seidler, Anna Lene; Seidler, Andreas.

in: INT J ENV RES PUB HE, Jahrgang 18, Nr. 12, 21.06.2021, S. 6665.

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Romero Starke, K, Mauer, R, Karskens, E, Pretzsch, A, Reissig, D, Nienhaus, A, Seidler, AL & Seidler, A 2021, 'The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review', INT J ENV RES PUB HE, Jg. 18, Nr. 12, S. 6665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126665

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Romero Starke, K., Mauer, R., Karskens, E., Pretzsch, A., Reissig, D., Nienhaus, A., Seidler, A. L., & Seidler, A. (2021). The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review. INT J ENV RES PUB HE, 18(12), 6665. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126665

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@article{8710db85316c432d802e17e4b2e34cac,
title = "The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review",
abstract = "Weather conditions may have an impact on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, as has been shown for seasonal influenza. Virus transmission most likely favors low temperature and low humidity conditions. This systematic review aimed to collect evidence on the impact of temperature and humidity on COVID-19 mortality. This review was registered with PROSPERO (registration no. CRD42020196055). We searched the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane COVID-19 databases for observational epidemiological studies. Two independent reviewers screened the title/abstracts and full texts of the studies. Two reviewers also performed data extraction and quality assessment. From 5051 identified studies, 11 were included in the review. Although the results were inconsistent, most studies imply that a decrease in temperature and humidity contributes to an increase in mortality. To establish the association with greater certainty, future studies should consider accurate exposure measurements and important covariates, such as government lockdowns and population density, sufficient lag times, and non-linear associations.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Humidity, Influenza, Human, SARS-CoV-2",
author = "{Romero Starke}, Karla and Ren{\'e} Mauer and Ethel Karskens and Anna Pretzsch and David Reissig and Albert Nienhaus and Seidler, {Anna Lene} and Andreas Seidler",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
day = "21",
doi = "10.3390/ijerph18126665",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "6665",
journal = "INT J ENV RES PUB HE",
issn = "1660-4601",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "12",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The Effect of Ambient Environmental Conditions on COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review

AU - Romero Starke, Karla

AU - Mauer, René

AU - Karskens, Ethel

AU - Pretzsch, Anna

AU - Reissig, David

AU - Nienhaus, Albert

AU - Seidler, Anna Lene

AU - Seidler, Andreas

PY - 2021/6/21

Y1 - 2021/6/21

N2 - Weather conditions may have an impact on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, as has been shown for seasonal influenza. Virus transmission most likely favors low temperature and low humidity conditions. This systematic review aimed to collect evidence on the impact of temperature and humidity on COVID-19 mortality. This review was registered with PROSPERO (registration no. CRD42020196055). We searched the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane COVID-19 databases for observational epidemiological studies. Two independent reviewers screened the title/abstracts and full texts of the studies. Two reviewers also performed data extraction and quality assessment. From 5051 identified studies, 11 were included in the review. Although the results were inconsistent, most studies imply that a decrease in temperature and humidity contributes to an increase in mortality. To establish the association with greater certainty, future studies should consider accurate exposure measurements and important covariates, such as government lockdowns and population density, sufficient lag times, and non-linear associations.

AB - Weather conditions may have an impact on SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission, as has been shown for seasonal influenza. Virus transmission most likely favors low temperature and low humidity conditions. This systematic review aimed to collect evidence on the impact of temperature and humidity on COVID-19 mortality. This review was registered with PROSPERO (registration no. CRD42020196055). We searched the Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane COVID-19 databases for observational epidemiological studies. Two independent reviewers screened the title/abstracts and full texts of the studies. Two reviewers also performed data extraction and quality assessment. From 5051 identified studies, 11 were included in the review. Although the results were inconsistent, most studies imply that a decrease in temperature and humidity contributes to an increase in mortality. To establish the association with greater certainty, future studies should consider accurate exposure measurements and important covariates, such as government lockdowns and population density, sufficient lag times, and non-linear associations.

KW - COVID-19

KW - Communicable Disease Control

KW - Humans

KW - Humidity

KW - Influenza, Human

KW - SARS-CoV-2

U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18126665

DO - 10.3390/ijerph18126665

M3 - SCORING: Review article

C2 - 34205714

VL - 18

SP - 6665

JO - INT J ENV RES PUB HE

JF - INT J ENV RES PUB HE

SN - 1660-4601

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