Climatic factors drive global viral respiratory infections with regional heterogeneity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This analysis identified climate-sensitive VRIs with temperature as key predictor, pathogen-specific sensitivities, and distinct regional patterns, informing targeted climate-based intervention strategies.
Authors
- Junyao Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3128-9957)
- Rongxin He
- Lianping Yang
- Yong Ping Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4579-994X)
- Weihong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8997-3092)
- Kangle Guo
- Xin Liu
- Bin Zhu
- Peng Jia
- Ning Zhang
- Xue Shang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Gansu Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Vanke (China) (CN)
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environment International
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110120
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00