The role of Meteorological Parameters in COVID-19 Infection

Abstract

Objective: The SARS-CoV-2 infection outbreak was given the name Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization (WHO). Meteorological parameters are one of the most important factors affecting infectious diseases. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between meteorological parameters and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: One hundred ninety-seven COVID-19 patients diagnosed and treated in the Turkish province of Düzce between 29.03.2020 and 04.05.2020 were included in this study.

Results: We found the relationship between air quality parameters and COVID-19 case numbers revealed significant negative correlation between positive patient number and air temperature, relative humidity, and NO2, and significant positive correlation with air pressure, but no correlation with PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO, or CO.

Conclusions: Our findings are important as a preliminary study, since interactions between air pollutants and meteorological factors may be involved in the transmission and pathogenesis of COVID-19, and large-scale studies should now be designed for a better understanding of these interactions.

Keywords

• Infection
• COVID-19,
• meteorological parameters

COVID-19 Enfeksiyonunda Meteorolojik Parametrelerin Rolü

Abstract

Amaç: SARS-CoV-2 enfeksiyonu salgınına Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından Coronavirus Hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19) adı verildi. Meteorolojik parametreler bulaşıcı hastalıkları etkileyen en önemli faktörlerdendir. Bu çalışmanın amacı meteorolojik parametreler ile COVID-19 salgını arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.
Metod: Türkiye Düzce ilinde 29.03.2020 ve 04.05.2020 tarihleri arasında tanı ve tedavi edilen 197 COVID-19 hastası çalışmaya alındı.
Bulgular: Hava kalitesi parametreleri ile COVID-19 olgu sayıları arasındaki ilişkinin, Pozitif hasta sayısı ile hava sıcaklığı, bağıl nem ve NO2 arasında anlamlı negatif korelasyon olduğu ve hava basıncı ile anlamlı pozitif korelasyon olduğu, ancak PM10, PM2.5 SO2, NO veya CO ile korelasyon olmadığı saptandı.
Sonuç: Bulgularımız bir ön çalışma olarak önemlidir, çünkü hava kirleticileri ile meteorolojik faktörler arasındaki etkileşimler COVID-19'un bulaşması ve patogenezinde rol oynayabilir ve bu etkileşimlerin daha iyi anlaşılması için büyük ölçekli çalışmalar tasarlanmalıdır.

Keywords

• İnfeksiyon
• COVID-19
• hava parametreleri

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