The impact of national and international travel on spatio-temporal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium in 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread over the world and caused tremendous impacts on global health. Understanding the mechanism responsible for the spread of this pathogen and the impact of specific factors, such as human mobility, will help authorities to tailor interventions for future SARS-CoV-2 waves or newly emerging airborne infections. In this study, we aim to analyze the spatio-temporal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium at municipality level between January and December 2021 and explore the effect of different levels of human travel on disease incidence through the use of counterfactual scenarios.

Methods

We applied the endemic-epidemic modelling framework, in which the disease incidence decomposes into en

SUBMITTER: Nguyen MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature