Incidence of COVID-19 and Movement among Migrants in the Central Mediterranean region
- Funded by NWO Netherlands
- Total publications:251 publications
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19start year
2020Known Financial Commitments (USD)
$0Funder
NWO NetherlandsPrincipal Investigator
Prof dr MEH van ReisenResearch Location
NetherlandsLead Research Institution
Tilburg UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Epidemiological studies
Research Subcategory
Disease transmission dynamics
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Unspecified
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Internally Displaced and Migrants
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
Under-detection of COVID-19 infection, with high movement amongst vulnerable, health-fragile migrants, poses a risk to the management of COVID-19 in the Central Mediterranean. Due to war and unfavourable circumstances, including the lock-down, little information is available on (suspected) infection incidence and migrants' movements. This undermines control of the crisis, migrants' health and poses risks in Europe as destination. Open real-time data on (suspected) incidence of COVID-19 infections amongst migrants, their location and movements, is critical for researchers and policy-makers.
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