The global dynamic transmissibility of COVID-19 and its influencing factors: an analysis of control measures from 176 countries.
BMC Public Health
; 23(1): 404, 2023 02 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2285998
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To summarise the dynamic characteristics of COVID-19 transmissibility; To analyse and quantify the effect of control measures on controlling the transmissibility of COVID-19; To predict and compare the effectiveness of different control measures.METHODS:
We used the basic reproduction number ([Formula see text]) to measure the transmissibility of COVID-19, the transmissibility of COVID-19 and control measures of 176 countries and regions from January 1, 2020 to May 14, 2022 were included in the study. The dynamic characteristics of COVID-19 transmissibility were summarised through descriptive research and a Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN) model was constructed to quantify the effect of control measures on controlling the transmissibility of COVID-19.RESULTS:
The results show that the spatial transmissibility of COVID-19 is high in Asia, Europe and Africa, the temporal transmissibility of COVID-19 increases with the epidemic of Beta and Omicron strains. Dynamic Bayesian Network (DBN) model shows that the transmissibility of COVID-19 is negatively correlated with control measures. Restricting population mobility has the strongest effect, nucleic acid testing (NAT) has a strong effect, and vaccination has the weakest effect.CONCLUSION:
Strict control measures are essential for controlling the COVID-19 outbreak; Restricting population mobility and nucleic acid testing (NAT) have significant impacts on controlling the COVID-19 transmissibility, while vaccination has no significant impact. In light of these findings, future control measures may include the widespread use of new NAT technology and the promotion of booster immunization.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nucleic Acids
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Public Health
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12889-023-15174-0
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