Impact of meteorological factors on transmission of respiratory viruses across all age groups in the hot arid climate in Qatar
Young children, rather than meteorological factors, served as the primary determinant of viral transmission. The proximity of 3 large viral waves to school reopening after the summer break suggested school transmission is an important contributor. The significant association of meteorological factors with viral transmission increased the risk further, reflecting the period of the year of maximum transmission. This was seen with as viruses with a clear seasonality but not with viruses with atypical or absent seasonality.
Authors
- Gheyath K. Nasrallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9252-1038)
- Einas Al‐Kuwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-2334)
- M. Rami Alfarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-3780)
- Salma Younes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-5953)
- Muthanna Samara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7857-1204)
- Nader Al‐Dewik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5739-1135)
- Peter Coyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-6103)
- Muna Al Maslamani
- Abdullatif Al Khal
- May Husein
- Ali Al-kinani
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Kingston University London (GB)
- Hamad General Hospital (QA)
- Hamad bin Khalifa University (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1568049
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Qatar National Library