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, Vol. 18, No. 12, 21.06.2021, p. 6665.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Review article › Research
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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
IS - 12
ER -