Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review
Recent decades have witnessed several infectious disease outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which had catastrophic impacts on societies around the globe. At the same time, the twenty-first century has experienced an unprecedented era of technological development and de...
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| author | M. Naser Lessani Zhenlong Li Fengrui Jing Shan Qiao Jiajia Zhang Bankole Olatosi Xiaoming Li |
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| description | Recent decades have witnessed several infectious disease outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which had catastrophic impacts on societies around the globe. At the same time, the twenty-first century has experienced an unprecedented era of technological development and demographic changes: exploding population growth, increased airline flights, and increased rural-to-urban migration, with an estimated 281 million international migrants worldwide in 2020, despite COVID-19 movement restrictions. In this review, we synthesized 195 research articles that examined the association between human movement and infectious disease outbreaks to understand the extent to which human mobility has increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. This article covers eight infectious diseases, ranging from respiratory illnesses to sexually transmitted and vector-borne diseases. The review revealed a strong association between human mobility and infectious disease spread, particularly strong for respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and Influenza. Despite significant research into the relationship between infectious diseases and human mobility, four knowledge gaps were identified based on reviewed literature in this study: 1) although some studies have used big data in investigating infectious diseases, the efforts are limited (with the exception of COVID-19 disease), 2) while some research has explored the use of multiple data sources, there has been limited focus on fully integrating these data into comprehensive analyses, 3) limited research on the global impact of mobility on the spread of infectious disease with most studies focusing on local or regional outbreaks, and 4) lack of standardization in the methodology for measuring the impacts of human mobility on infectious disease spread. By tackling the recognized knowledge gaps and adopting holistic, interdisciplinary methods, forthcoming research has the potential to substantially enhance our comprehension of the intricate interplay between human mobility and infectious diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f2f9516c34d42fcaea8c6ce509ba8d52025-08-20T01:58:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeo-spatial Information Science1009-50201993-51532024-11-012761824185110.1080/10095020.2023.2275619Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic reviewM. Naser Lessani0Zhenlong Li1Fengrui Jing2Shan Qiao3Jiajia Zhang4Bankole Olatosi5Xiaoming Li6Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAGeoinformation and Big Data Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USAGeoinformation and Big Data Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USABig Data Health Science Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USABig Data Health Science Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USABig Data Health Science Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USABig Data Health Science Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USARecent decades have witnessed several infectious disease outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which had catastrophic impacts on societies around the globe. At the same time, the twenty-first century has experienced an unprecedented era of technological development and demographic changes: exploding population growth, increased airline flights, and increased rural-to-urban migration, with an estimated 281 million international migrants worldwide in 2020, despite COVID-19 movement restrictions. In this review, we synthesized 195 research articles that examined the association between human movement and infectious disease outbreaks to understand the extent to which human mobility has increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. This article covers eight infectious diseases, ranging from respiratory illnesses to sexually transmitted and vector-borne diseases. The review revealed a strong association between human mobility and infectious disease spread, particularly strong for respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and Influenza. Despite significant research into the relationship between infectious diseases and human mobility, four knowledge gaps were identified based on reviewed literature in this study: 1) although some studies have used big data in investigating infectious diseases, the efforts are limited (with the exception of COVID-19 disease), 2) while some research has explored the use of multiple data sources, there has been limited focus on fully integrating these data into comprehensive analyses, 3) limited research on the global impact of mobility on the spread of infectious disease with most studies focusing on local or regional outbreaks, and 4) lack of standardization in the methodology for measuring the impacts of human mobility on infectious disease spread. By tackling the recognized knowledge gaps and adopting holistic, interdisciplinary methods, forthcoming research has the potential to substantially enhance our comprehension of the intricate interplay between human mobility and infectious diseases.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2023.2275619Human mobilitygeographyinfectious diseasessexually transmitted diseasessystematic review |
| spellingShingle | M. Naser Lessani Zhenlong Li Fengrui Jing Shan Qiao Jiajia Zhang Bankole Olatosi Xiaoming Li Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review Geo-spatial Information Science Human mobility geography infectious diseases sexually transmitted diseases systematic review |
| title | Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review |
| title_full | Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review |
| title_short | Human mobility and the infectious disease transmission: a systematic review |
| title_sort | human mobility and the infectious disease transmission a systematic review |
| topic | Human mobility geography infectious diseases sexually transmitted diseases systematic review |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2023.2275619 |
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