Cold-season epidemic dynamics of COVID-19 in two major metropolitan areas in Greece: hypotheses and implications for public health interventions

S Sapounas, A Bistaraki, E Jahaj, A Kotanidou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, follow seasonal transmission dynamics.
Analyzing the social and environmental mechanics of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 over …

Colder and drier winter conditions are associated with greater SARS-CoV-2 transmission: A regional study of the first epidemic wave in north-west hemisphere …

J Landier, J Paireau, S Rebaudet, E Legendre, L Lehot… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Higher transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 in cold and dry weather conditions has been
hypothesized since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but the level of epidemiological …

Cold and dry winter conditions are associated with greater SARS-CoV-2 transmission at regional level in western countries during the first epidemic wave

J Landier, J Paireau, S Rebaudet, E Legendre… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Higher transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 in cold and dry weather conditions has been
hypothesized since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic but the level of epidemiological …

The role of seasonality in the spread of COVID-19 pandemic

X Liu, J Huang, C Li, Y Zhao, D Wang, Z Huang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
It has been reported that the transmission of COVID-19 can be influenced by the variation of
environmental factors due to the seasonal cycle. However, its underlying mechanism in the …

COVID-19 severity appears to be reduced in spring/summer

B Sposato, A Serafini, E Simoncini… - Epidemiologia e …, 2023 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background because of different human behaviours, SARS-CoV-2 spread may be lower in
spring/summer. On the contrary, it is not clearly known whether the clinical course/severity of …

Spatio-temporal variations in COVID-19 in relation to the global climate distribution and fluctuations

OJ Matthew, AO Eludoyin, KS Oluwadiya - Spatial and spatio-temporal …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the spatio-temporal variations in the occurrence of COVID-19
(confirmed cases and deaths) in relation to climate fluctuations in 61 countries, scattered …

COVID-19: relationship between atmospheric temperature and daily new cases growth rate

A Rouen, J Adda, O Roy, E Rogers… - Epidemiology & Infection, 2020 - cambridge.org
Purpose: The novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2)) first appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and rapidly spread across the …

[PDF][PDF] Potential impact of seasonal forcing on a SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

D Robert - 2020 - thuvienso.hoasen.edu.vn
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first detected in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly since
December 2019, causing more than 100,000 confirmed infections and 4000 fatalities (as of …

Impact of seasonal forcing on a potential SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

RA Neher, R Dyrdak, V Druelle, EB Hodcroft, J Albert - medRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first detected in Wuhan, China, has spread rapidly since
December 2019, causing over 45,000 PCR confirmed infections and more than 1,000 …

Evidence and magnitude of the effects of meteorological changes on SARS-CoV-2 transmission

A Kaplin, C Junker, A Kumar, MA Ribeiro, E Yu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Importance Intensity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and planning required to
balance concerns of saving lives and avoiding economic collapse, could depend …