Temperature significantly changes COVID-19 transmission in (sub)tropical cities of Brazil

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 729; p. 138862
• Main Authors: Prata, David N., Rodrigues, Waldecy, Bermejo, Paulo H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.08.2020
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Brazil; capital; Cities; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; dose response; Generalized additive model; governance; growth curves; health services; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; public health; regression analysis; SARS-CoV-2; Temperature; Transmission; Tropical temperature; tropics; viruses; Brazil; Cities; COVID-19; Brazil; Tropical temperature; Generalized additive model; Transmission

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has become a severe public health issue. The novelty of the virus prompts a search for understanding of how ecological factors affect the transmission and survival of the virus. Several studies have robustly identified a relationship between temperatu...