| Autor: |
Christian Arias-Reyes, Favio Carvajal-Rodriguez, Liliana Poma-Machicao, Fernanda Aliaga-Raduán, Danuzia A Marques, Natalia Zubieta-DeUrioste, Roberto Alfonso Accinelli, Edith M Schneider-Gasser, Gustavo Zubieta-Calleja, Mathias Dutschmann, Jorge Soliz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0237294 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0237294 |
| Popis: |
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in North, Central, and South America has become the epicenter of the current pandemic. We have suggested previously that the infection rate of this virus might be lower in people living at high altitude (over 2,500 m) compared to that in the lowlands. Based on data from official sources, we performed a new epidemiological analysis of the development of the pandemic in 23 countries on the American continent as of May 23, 2020. Our results confirm our previous finding, further showing that the incidence of COVID-19 on the American continent decreases significantly starting at 1,000 m above sea level (masl). Moreover, epidemiological modeling indicates that the virus transmission rate is lower in the highlands (>1,000 masl) than in the lowlands ( |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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