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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Regional excess mortality during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in five European countries
Nature Communications, Volume 13, No. 1, Article 482, Year 2022
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on excess mortality from all causes in 2020 varied across and within European countries. Using data for 2015–2019, we applied Bayesian spatio-temporal models to quantify the expected weekly deaths at the regional level had the pandemic not occurred in England, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. With around 30%, Madrid, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon (Spain) and Lombardia (Italy) were the regions with the highest excess mortality. In England, Greece and Switzerland, the regions most affected were Outer London and the West Midlands (England), Eastern, Western and Central Macedonia (Greece), and Ticino (Switzerland), with 15–20% excess mortality in 2020. Our study highlights the importance of the large transportation hubs for establishing community transmission in the first stages of the pandemic. Here, we show that acting promptly to limit transmission around these hubs is essential to prevent spread to other regions and countries. © 2022, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Konstantinoudis, Garyfallos
United Kingdom, London
Mrc Centre for Environment and Health
Cameletti, Michela
Italy, Bergamo
Università Degli Studi Di Bergamo
Baio, Gianluca
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Larrauri, Amparo
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Riou, Julien M.
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Egger, Matthias
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
United Kingdom, Bristol
University of Bristol
Vineis, Paolo
United Kingdom, London
Mrc Centre for Environment and Health
Blangiardo, Marta A.G.
United Kingdom, London
Mrc Centre for Environment and Health
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Citations: 50
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
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Doi:
10.1038/s41467-022-28157-3
ISSN:
20411723
Research Areas
Covid