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: Moriarty L.F., Plucinski M.M., Marston B.J., Kurbatova E.V., Knust B., Murray E.L., Pesik N., Rose D., Fitter D., Kobayashi M., Toda M., Canty P.T., Scheuer T., Halsey E.S., Cohen N.J., Stockman L., Wadford D.A., Medley A.M., Green G., Regan J.J., Tardivel K., White S., Brown C., Morales C., Yen C., Wittry B., Freeland A., Naramore S., Novak R.T., Daigle D., Weinberg M., Acosta A., Herzig C., Kapella B.K., Jacobson K.R., Lamba K., Ishizumi A., Sarisky J., Svendsen E., Blocher T., Wu C., Charles J., Wagner R., Stewart A., Mead P.S., Kurylo E., Campbell S., Murray R., Weidle P., Cetron M., Friedman C.R., CDC Cruise Ship Response Team, California Department of Public Health COVID-19 Team, Solano County COVID-19 Team
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
Publisher: NLM (Medline)
Theme > Subtheme: Public health intervention, Government measures
Region/Country (by coverage): Global

An estimated 30 million passengers are transported on 272 cruise ships worldwide each year* (1). Cruise ships bring diverse populations into proximity for many days, facilitating transmission of respiratory illness (2). SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread worldwide to at least 187 countries and territories. Widespread COVID-19 transmission on cruise ships has been reported as well (3).… Read more