Latitude and longitude as drivers of COVID-19 waves' behavior in Europe: A time-space perspective of the pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social restrictions and vaccination seem to have shaped the pandemic development in Europe, but the influence of geographical position is still debated. This study aims to verify whether the pandemic spread through Europe following a particular direction, during the period between the start of the pandemic and November 2021. The existence of a spatial gradient for epidemic intensity is also hypothesized.

Methods

Daily COVID-19 epidemiological data were extracted from Our World in Data COVID-19 database, which also included vaccination and non-pharmacological interventions data. Latitude and longitude of each country's centroid were used as geographic variables. Epidemic periods were delimited from epidemic surge data. Multivariable linear and Cox's regression mode

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Portillo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503727 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature