Meteorological factors correlate with transmission of 2019-nCoV: Proof of incidence of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hubei Province, China

Jianfeng Li; Linyuan Zhang; Zhihua Ren; Caihong Xing; Peihuan Qiao; Bing Chang

Among the viral respiratory tract infections, the most frequently studies related to meteorological factors are RSV, a common respiratory virus. RSV accounts for 20-25% of respiratory infections in children and 3-7% in adults and the elderly. Previous studies have found that, in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, RSV infections are related to meteorological factors such as temperature, RH, atmospheric pressure and rainfall Darniot et al.,2018; Gurgel et al., 2016; Tian et al.,2017; Sirimi et al.,2016; Liu et al.,2016; Chen et al.,2014; du Prel et al.,2009) . The increase of RSV cases is negatively correlated with RH (Gurgel et al., 2016; Tian et al., 2017; Liu et al., 2016) . Similarly, due to the high incidence rate of influenza virus, it brings heavy medical burden and has been fully studied. The results show that influenza virus (including A, B, etc.) is obviously related to meteorological parameters (temperature, ultraviolet . CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license It is made available under a author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.