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.

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Bai K., Liu W., Liu C., Fu Y., Hu J., Qin Y., Zhang Q., Chen H., Xu F., Li C.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical examination, Clinical characterization
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Background: To describe the characteristics of clinical manifestations of children with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in Chongqing. Methods: All 25 children with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RNA-PCR) were admitted from the 4 designated treatment hospitals of 2019-nCoV in Chongqing from January 19 to March 12, 2020. Clinical data and epidemiologic history of these patients were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results:… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Chen H., Chen Y., Lian Z., Wen L., Sun B., Wang P., Li X., Liu Q., Yu X., Lu Y., Qi Y., Zhao S., Zhang L., Yi X., Liu F., Pan G.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Epidemiology and Infection
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Theme > Subtheme: Disease distribution
Region/Country (by coverage): China

In late December, 2019, patients of atypical pneumonia due to an unidentified microbial agent were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Subsequently, a novel coronavirus was identified as the causative pathogen which was named SARS-CoV-2. As of Feb 12, 2020, more than 44 000 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed in China and continue to expand. Provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China have launched first-level response to major public health emergencies one… Read more

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Document Type: Review
Language: English
Author/s: Chen H., He J., Song W., Wang L., Wang J., Chen Y.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: PLoS ONE
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Theme > Subtheme: Travel-related measures, Mathematical modelling
Region/Country (by coverage): China

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has proved a globally prevalent outbreak since December 2019. As a focused country to alleviate the epidemic impact, China implemented a range of public health interventions to prevent the disease from further transmission, including the pandemic lockdown in Wuhan and other cities. This paper establishes China's mobility network by a flight dataset and proposes a model without epidemiological parameters to indicate the spread risks through the network… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Sun Z., He G., Huang N., Chen H., Zhang S., Zhao Z., Zhao Y., Yang G., Yang S., Xiong H., Karuppiah T., Kumar S.S., He J., Xiong C.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: Frontiers in Public Health
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Theme > Subtheme: Mathematical modelling
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Background: COVID-19 developed into a global pandemic in 2020 and poses challenges regarding the prevention and control capabilities of countries. A large number of inbound travelers from other regions could lead to a renewed outbreak of COVID-19 in the local regions. Globally, as a result of the imbalance in the control of the epidemic, all countries are facing the risk of a renewed COVID-19 outbreak brought about by travelers from epidemic areas. Therefore, studies on a proper management… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Hu B., Qiu J., Chen H., Tao V., Wang J., Lin H.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Theme > Subtheme: Disease transmission
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Objectives: The outbreak of atypical pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has currently become a global concern. The generations of the epidemic spread are not well known, yet these are critical parameters to facilitate an understanding of the epidemic. A seafood wholesale market and Wuhan city, China, were recognized as the primary and secondary epidemic sources. Human movements nationwide from the two epidemic sources revealed the characteristics of the first-generation and… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Du N., Chen H., Zhang Q., Che L., Lou L., Li X., Zhang K., Bao W.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: Virulence
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Inc.
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical characterization
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Since its outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province China, 2019-coronavirus infected disease (COVID-19) had been widely spread all over the world, the control of which calls for a better understanding of its epidemiology and clinical characteristics. We included 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University from 23 January 2020 to 11 February 2020, which were retrospectively analyzed for epidemiological, demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological features.… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Chan J.F.-W., Yuan S., Kok K.-H., To K.K.-W., Chu H., Yang J., Xing F., Liu J., Yip C.C.-Y., Poon R.W.-S., Tsoi H.-W., Lo S.K.-F., Chan K.-H., Poon V.K.-M., Chan W.-M., Ip J.D., Cai J.-P., Cheng V.C.-C., Chen H., Hui C.K.-M., Yuen K.-Y.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: The Lancet
Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group
Theme > Subtheme: Disease epidemiology and mathematical modelling, Disease transmission
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Background: An ongoing outbreak of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China. Affected patients were geographically linked with a local wet market as a potential source. No data on person-to-person or nosocomial transmission have been published to date. Methods: In this study, we report the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, radiological, and microbiological findings of five patients in a family cluster who presented with unexplained… Read more

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Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Tian S., Hu N., Lou J., Chen K., Kang X., Xiang Z., Chen H., Wang D., Liu N., Liu D., Chen G., Zhang Y., Li D., Li J., Lian H., Niu S., Zhang L., Zhang J.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Journal of Infection
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Ltd
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical management, Clinical characterization
Region/Country (by coverage): China

Background: Since the first case of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection pneumonia was detected in Wuhan, China, a series of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 were found in Beijing. We analyzed the data of 262 confirmed cases to determine the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in Beijing. Methods: We collected patients who were transferred by Beijing Emergency Medical Service to the designated hospitals. The information on demographic, epidemiological, clinical,… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Lentz R.J., Colt H., Chen H., Cordovilla R., Popevic S., Tahura S., Candoli P., Tomassetti S., Meachery G.J., Cohen B.P., Harris B.D., Talbot T.R., Maldonado F.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Theme > Subtheme: Personal protective measures, Social distancing measures, Disease determinants
Region/Country (by coverage): Global

Objective:To characterize associations between exposures within and outside the medical workplace with healthcare personnel (HCP) SARS-CoV-2 infection, including the effect of various forms of respiratory protection.Design:Case-control study.Setting:Data collected via online survey from international participants.Participants:1130 HCP (244 cases with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 886 controls healthy throughout the pandemic) from 67 countries not meeting pre-specified exclusion (healthy but… Read more