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Impact of Selected Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Incidence in Southern Finland during 2020-2021
Tekijät: Haga Lisa, Ruuhela Reija, Auranen Kari, Lakkala Kaisa, Heikkilä Anu, Gregow Hilppa
Kustantaja: MDPI
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Lehti: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Lehden akronyymi: INT J ENV RES PUB HE
Artikkelin numero: 13398
Vuosikerta: 19
Numero: 20
Sivujen määrä: 14
eISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013398
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Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013398
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/177244217
Rinnakkaistallenteen lisenssi: CC BY
Rinnakkaistallennetun julkaisun versio: Kustantajan versio
We modelled the impact of selected meteorological factors on the daily number of new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa in southern Finland from August 2020 until May 2021. We applied a DLNM (distributed lag non-linear model) with and without various environmental and non-environmental confounding factors. The relationship between the daily mean temperature or absolute humidity and COVID-19 morbidity shows a non-linear dependency, with increased incidence of COVID-19 at low temperatures between 0 to -10 degrees C or at low absolute humidity (AH) values below 6 g/m3. However, the outcomes need to be interpreted with caution, because the associations found may be valid only for the study period in 2020-2021. Longer study periods are needed to investigate whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a seasonal pattern similar such as influenza and other viral respiratory infections. The influence of other non-environmental factors such as various mitigation measures are important to consider in future studies. Knowledge about associations between meteorological factors and COVID-19 can be useful information for policy makers and the education and health sector to predict and prepare for epidemic waves in the coming winters.
Avainsanat:
Absolute humidity, COVID-19 incidence, distributed lag non-linear model, meteorological factors, SARS-CoV-2
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