Proximity to livestock farms and COVID-19 in the Netherlands, 2020-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the Netherlands, during the first phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, the hotspot of COVID-19 overlapped with the country's main livestock area, while in subsequent phases this distinct spatial pattern disappeared. Previous studies show that living near livestock farms influence human respiratory health and immunological responses. This study aimed to explore whether proximity to livestock was associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods

The study population was the population of the Netherlands excluding the very strongly urbanised areas and border areas, on January 1, 2019 (12, 628, 244 individuals). The cases are the individuals reported with a laboratory-confirmed positive SARS-CoV-2 test with onset before January 1, 2022 (2, 223, 692 individuals). For each in

SUBMITTER: Hogerwerf L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9376334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature