ArticleThe Science of the total environment2020
Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China.
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504 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) With COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Low-and Middle-income Asian Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2026Pooled it
- A review of strategies and their effectiveness in reducing indoor airborne transmission and improving indoor air quality.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- The association between daily-diagnosed COVID-19 morbidity and short-term exposure to PMEnvironmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 incidence during four 2020-2021 case surges.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 risk: Evidence from 35 observational studies.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
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- Spatial heterogeneity in the temperature-hand, foot, and mouth disease association among children: A multicounty time-series study in western China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- The Relation of Air Pollution on Morbidity and Mortality of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tekirdag, Türkiye.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Seasonal PMParticle and fibre toxicology · 2025Article
- Climate change and increased risk of respiratory infections in humans.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- The interaction between population age structure and policy interventions on the spread of COVID-19.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- Survival and transmission fitness of SARS-CoV-2 over the time-of-flight in an aerosolization chamber.Npj viruses · 2025Article
- Short- and long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and greenness in relation to pulmonary tuberculosis incidence.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Covid-19 hospitalization risk associated with air pollution in New York state counties after the 2023 Quebec wildfires.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus pneumonia, namely COVID-19, has become a global public health problem. Previous studies have found that air pollution is a risk factor for respiratory infection by carrying microorganisms and affecting body's immunity. This study aimed to explore the relationship between ambient air pollutants and the infection caused by the novel coronavirus. Daily confirmed cases, air pollution concentration and meteorological variables in 120 cities were obtained from January 23, 2020 to February 29, 2020 in China. We applied a generalized additive model to investigate the associations of six air pollutants (PM
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