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 2 Publication/s

Letter to the editor: Wide indication for SARS-CoV-2-testing allowed identification of international risk areas during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Year:
Document Type: Letter
Language: English
Author/s: Rexroth U., Hamouda O., Hanefeld J., Ruehe B., Wieler L.H., Schaade L.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Eurosurveillance
Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Theme > Subtheme: Community screening
Region/Country (by coverage): Germany

[No abstract available]

Investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak in Germany resulting from a single travel-associated primary case: a case series

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Böhmer M.M., Buchholz U., Corman V.M., Hoch M., Katz K., Marosevic D.V., Böhm S., Woudenberg T., Ackermann N., Konrad R., Eberle U., Treis B., Dangel A., Bengs K., Fingerle V., Berger A., Hörmansdorfer S., Ippisch S., Wicklein B., Grahl A., Pörtner K., Muller N., Zeitlmann N., Boender T.S., Cai W., Reich A., an der Heiden M., Rexroth U., Hamouda O., Schneider J., Veith T., Mühlemann B., Wölfel R., Antwerpen M., Walter M., Protzer U., Liebl B., Haas W., Sing A., Drosten C., Zapf A.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Lancet Publishing Group
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical examination, Clinical characterization
Region/Country (by coverage): Germany

Background: In December, 2019, the newly identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, causing COVID-19, a respiratory disease presenting with fever, cough, and often pneumonia. WHO has set the strategic objective to interrupt spread of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. An outbreak in Bavaria, Germany, starting at the end of January, 2020, provided the opportunity to study transmission events, incubation period, and secondary attack rates. Methods: A… Read more