Predictors of human-infective RNA virus discovery in the United States, China, and Africa, an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The variation in the pathogen type as well as the spatial heterogeneity of predictors make the generality of any associations with pathogen discovery debatable. Our previous work confirmed that the association of a group of predictors differed across different types of RNA viruses, yet there have been no previous comparisons of the specific predictors for RNA virus discovery in different regions. The aim of the current study was to close the gap by investigating whether predictors of discovery rates within three regions-the United States, China, and Africa-differ from one another and from those at the global level.

Methods

Based on a comprehensive list of human-infective RNA viruses, we collated published data on first discovery of each species in each region. We

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature