Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

Repository of Research Publications on COVID-19 and Migration Health

This section features an interactive, open-source, searchable (and downloadable) repository of research publications based on a mapping exercise involving the quantitative assessment of a set of published scientific articles (i.e. bibliometric analysis) on COVID-19 in relation to migrants, migration, and human mobility. 

 

Searching and Navigating the Database

  • Enter keyword/s in the search box on the left-hand sidebar to find publications of relevance to your specific interest.
  • Use the filter options on the left-hand sidebar to search through available publications (i.e., by theme/sub-theme; region/country of coverage; publication type; author/s; year of publication).
  • The map provides an overview of the countries covered in the research publications. Hover over the map to see the number of publications in a specific country or region.

The results of your search can be downloaded as an “XLS” file. Search results will also be listed at the bottom of the page. Selecting the title of a specific publication will lead to a “download” link or a link to the website where the original document is housed.

Found 1 Publication/s

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in italians and in immigrants in an area of northern Italy (Reggio Emilia) [Prevalenza di infezione SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) negli Italiani e negli immigrati nell’area di Reggio Emilia]

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Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Rossi P.G., Costantini M., Formoso G., Bedeschi M., Perilli C., Venturi I., Bisaccia E., La Rosa E., Campari C., Gioia F., Broccoli S., Ottone M., Pattacini P., Besutti G., Iotti V., Spaggiari L., Mancuso P., Nitrosi A., Foracchia M., Colla R., Zerbini A., Massari M., Ferrari A.M., Pinotti M., Facciolongo N., Lattuada I., Trabucco L., De Pietri S., Danelli G.F., Albertazzi L., Bellesia E., Canovi S., Corradini M., Fasano T., Magnani E., Pilia A., Polese A., Incerti S.S., Zaldini P., Bonelli E., Orsola B., Revelli M., Salvarani C., Venturelli F., Reggio Emilia COVID-19 Working Group
Migration angle: Immigrants, Migrants
Source Title: Epidemiologia e Prevenzione
Publisher: Inferenze Scarl
Theme > Subtheme: Disease surveillance
Region/Country (by coverage): Italy

It has been hypothesized that bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), the anti-tuberculosis vaccine, can be protective against Covid-19. Using data of performed swabs and RT-PCR results for SARS-CoV-2 in the Reggio Emilia province (Emilia-Ro-magna Region, Northern Italy) from March 6th to March 26th, 2020, we computed age, gender, and place of birth (Italy or abroad) specific risk of being tested, prevalence of positive tests, and probability of testing positive given that a swab has been taken… Read more