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: Erratum
Language: English
Author/s: [No author name available]
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical management, Clinical characterization, Health system capacity, Coordination and partnerships, Medical products vaccine and technology, Public health intervention, Government measures
Region/Country (by coverage): United States of America

In the report "Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak - United States, December 31, 2019-February 4, 2020," on page 142, the fourth sentence of the first paragraph under "Laboratory and Diagnostic Support" should have read "On February 4, 2020 the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to enable emergency use of CDC's 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel." On page 142, the first sentence of the… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: Italian
Author/s: Villa E., Saccocci M., Messina A., Maffeo D., Pitì A., Bianchetti F., Cuccia C., Troise G.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006)
Publisher: NLM (Medline)
Theme > Subtheme: Clinical management, Clinical management (patient level), Health system capacity, Medical products vaccine and technology
Region/Country (by coverage): Italy

The COVID-19 epidemic is one of the most demanding challenges for the public health organizations. The Lombardy region faced firstly this outbreak in Italy and recorded rapidly a saturation of intensive care and internal medicine beds. Consequently, this lack of technical and human resources, together with people mobility restriction to contain virus spreading, determined the interruption of elective surgical and interventional cardiovascular procedures. In addition, the emergency track of… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Note
Language: English
Author/s: Ashton J.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Theme > Subtheme: Health system capacity, Health system, Health workforce capacity, Medical products vaccine and technology, Public health intervention, Community screening, Contact tracing and management, Government measures
Region/Country (by coverage): United Kingdom

[No abstract available]

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Lin C., Braund W.E., Auerbach J., Chou J.-H., Teng J.-H., Tu P., Mullen J.
Migration angle: Travelers
Source Title: Emerging infectious diseases
Publisher: NLM (Medline)
Theme > Subtheme: Diagnostic and testing strategies, COVID-19 tests, Health system capacity, Coordination and partnerships, Medical products vaccine and technology, Public health intervention, Government measures, Health promotion
Region/Country (by coverage): Taiwan Province of the People’s Republic of China

Because of its proximity to and frequent travelers to and from China, Taiwan faces complex challenges in preventing 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As soon as China reported the unidentified outbreak to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019, Taiwan assembled a taskforce and began health checks onboard flights from Wuhan. Taiwan's rapid implementation of disease prevention measures helped detect and isolate the country's first COVID-19 case on January 20, 2020.… Read more

Year:
Document Type: Article
Language: English
Author/s: Shrestha R., Shrestha S., Khanal P., Bhuvan K.C.
Migration angle: International students, Returning travelers
Source Title: Journal of travel medicine
Publisher: NLM (Medline)
Theme > Subtheme: Health system capacity, Health workforce capacity, Medical products vaccine and technology, Service delivery, Public health intervention, Government measures, Health promotion, Social distancing measures, Travel-related measures
Region/Country (by coverage): China, Nepal

[No abstract available]

Year:
Document Type: Letter
Language: English
Author/s: Reusken C.B., Haagmans B., Meijer A., Corman V.M., Papa A., Charrel R., Drosten C., Koopmans M.
Migration angle: Mobility
Source Title: Eurosurveillance
Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
Theme > Subtheme: Health system capacity, Health workforce capacity, Medical products vaccine and technology
Region/Country (by coverage): Global

[No abstract available]