Structural equation modeling to shed light on the controversial role of climate on the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract Climate seems to influence the spread of SARS-CoV-2, but the findings of the studies performed so far are conflicting. To overcome these issues, we performed a global scale study considering 134,871 virologic-climatic-demographic data (209 countries, first 16 weeks of the pandemic). To anal...

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Main Authors: Alessia Spada, Francesco Antonio Tucci, Aldo Ummarino, Paolo Pio Ciavarella, Nicholas Calà, Vincenzo Troiano, Michele Caputo, Raffaele Ianzano, Silvia Corbo, Marco de Biase, Nicola Fascia, Chiara Forte, Giorgio Gambacorta, Gabriele Maccione, Giuseppina Prencipe, Michele Tomaiuolo, Antonio Tucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87113-1