SARS-CoV-2大流行:希腊和罗马尼亚的流行病学情况之间的比较
Anastasia Rigatou1, Madalina Camelia Sultana1
1Virology, "St. S. Nicolau" Institute of Virology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU.
Cureus
|March 21, 2024
概括
罗马尼亚和希腊的COVID-19流行病学数据不同,尽管采取了类似的措施. 希腊有更多的病例,但罗马尼亚的死亡率更高,突出了影响大流行结果的独特国家因素.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 进行比较分析分析.
背景情况:
- 对于不同国家的SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 流行病学概况存在有限的比较数据.
- 巴尔干半岛的流行病演变需要详细的描述.
研究的目的:
- 对罗马尼亚和希腊2020年3月至2023年3月期间的COVID-19流行病学数据进行回顾性比较分析.
- 确定影响该地区公共卫生响应和流行病控制措施的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项采用官方来源 (WHO,ECDC,卫生部) 的公开数据进行的横截面研究.
- 收集的数据包括总病例,年龄分布,死亡和疫苗接种范围.
- 排除了缺失或不完整数据的报告.
主要成果:
- 希腊报告的SARS-CoV-2病例总数 (5,910,103) 比罗马尼亚 (3,352,356) 多.
- 与希腊 (36,372) 相比,罗马尼亚的整体死亡人数 (67,773) 高于希腊 (36,372).
- 罗马尼亚的累计发病率和14天病例报告率较高;希腊的疫苗接种覆盖率较高 (70%与33.68%).
结论:
- 尽管采取了类似的公共卫生措施,但罗马尼亚和希腊呈现出明显的COVID-19流行病学趋势.
- 国家特点,包括个别的习俗和政策,在流行病的结果中起着至关重要的作用.
- 每个国家都应该被视为一个独特的实体,而不是被广泛区域化用于公共卫生分析.
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