What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 transmission? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the secondary attack rate and associated risk factors

WC Koh, L Naing, L Chaw, MA Rosledzana… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Current SARS-CoV-2 containment measures rely on controlling viral
transmission. Effective prioritization can be determined by understanding SARS-CoV-2 …

Influence of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on COVID-19 pandemic. A review

JL Domingo, M Marquès, J Rovira - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, a number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated that exposure to air
pollution is associated with several adverse outcomes, such as acute lower respiratory …

Extended SIR prediction of the epidemics trend of COVID-19 in Italy and compared with Hunan, China

J Wang**, H Ke, S Yang, C Wenzhe… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently a global public health
threat. Outside of China, Italy is one of the countries suffering the most with the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion

L Setti, F Passarini, G De Gennaro, P Barbieri… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives A number of studies have shown that the airborne transmission route could
spread some viruses over a distance of 2 meters from an infected person. An epidemic …

Correlation of the two most frequent HLA haplotypes in the Italian population to the differential regional incidence of Covid-19

S Pisanti, J Deelen, AM Gallina, M Caputo… - Journal of translational …, 2020 - Springer
Background Understanding how HLA polymorphisms may affect both susceptibility, course
and severity of Covid-19 infection could help both at the clinical level to identify individuals …

Lower COVID-19 mortality in Italian forested areas suggests immunoprotection by Mediterranean plants

V Roviello, GN Roviello - Environmental chemistry letters, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has induced dramatic effects on the population of the
industrialized north of Italy, whereas it has not heavily affected inhabitants of the southern …

A survey on mathematical, machine learning and deep learning models for COVID-19 transmission and diagnosis

JC Clement, VK Ponnusamy… - IEEE reviews in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
COVID-19 is a life threatening disease which has a enormous global impact. As the cause of
the disease is a novel coronavirus whose gene information is unknown, drugs and vaccines …

SARS-CoV-2 shedding and seroconversion among passengers quarantined after disembarking a cruise ship: a case series

IFN Hung, VCC Cheng, X Li, AR Tam… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background A cruise ship is a closed-off environment that simulates the basic functioning of
a city in terms of living conditions and interpersonal interactions. Thus, the Diamond …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza immunization and COVID-19

HC Maltezou, K Theodoridou, G Poland - Vaccine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pandemic RNA viruses unpredictably evolve, are genetically distinct from circulating strains,
and cause sustainable human-tohuman transmission and clinical illness. Starting in late …

Italian public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: case report from the field, insights and challenges for the department of prevention

E Torri, LG Sbrogiò, E Di Rosa, S Cinquetti… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is rapidly progressing globally, and Italy, as
one of the main pandemic hotspots, may provide some hard lessons for other countries. In …