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ArticleInternational journal of hygiene and environmental health2020

Relationship between COVID-19 and weather: Case study in a tropical country.

Denes K A Rosario, Yhan S Mutz, Patricia C Bernardes, Carlos A Conte-Junior

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Article in International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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104citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
25.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

104 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 272 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Denes K A RosarioCOVID-19 Research Group, Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Avenida Horácio Macedo, 1281, Polo de Química, bloco C, 21941-598, Ilha do Fundão, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, Cidade Universitária, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: deneskarosario@ufrj.br.
Yhan S MutzCOVID-19 Research Group, Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Avenida Horácio Macedo, 1281, Polo de Química, bloco C, 21941-598, Ilha do Fundão, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, Cidade Universitária, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: yhan.mutz@ufrj.br.
Patricia C BernardesCenter for Agricultural Sciences and Engineering, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Alto Universitário, s/n, Alegre, ES, 29500-000, Brazil. Electronic address: patricia.bernardes@ufes.br.
Carlos A Conte-JuniorCOVID-19 Research Group, Center for Food Analysis (NAL), Technological Development Support Laboratory (LADETEC), Avenida Horácio Macedo, 1281, Polo de Química, bloco C, 21941-598, Ilha do Fundão, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149, Cidade Universitária, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; National Institute of Health Quality Control, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: conte@iq.ufrj.br.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRFundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between weather factors (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and rainfall) and COVID-19 infection in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Solar radiation showed a strong (-0.609, p < 0.01) negative correlation with the incidence of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Temperature (maximum and average) and wind speed showed negative correlation (p < 0.01). Therefore, in this studied tropical state, high solar radiation can be indicated as the main climatic factor that suppress the spread of COVID-19. High temperatures, and wind speed also are potential factors. Therefore, the findings of this study show the ability to improve the organizational system of strategies to combat the pandemic in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and other tropical countries around the word.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusTropical ClimateWeatherBrazilCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansHumidityIncidencePandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2TemperatureWindCoronavirusSARS-CoV-2Solar radiationTropical temperatureWind speed

Identifiers

PMID32917371
PMCPMC7303605
OpenAlexW3035831963

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