Respiratory viral infections: when and where? A scoping review of spatiotemporal methods.

Journal: Journal of global health
Published Date: Aug 4, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Respiratory viral infections pose a substantial disease burden worldwide. Spatiotemporal techniques help identify transmission patterns of these infections, thereby supporting timely control and prevention efforts. We aimed to synthesise the current state of evidence on quantitative methodologies for investigating the spatiotemporal characteristics of respiratory viral infections.

Authors

  • Jingyi Liang
    College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
  • Daniel Horvath
    School of Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
  • Saturnino Luz
    Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, Edinburgh Medical School, Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
  • You Li
    CFAR and I2R, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.
  • Harish Nair
    Centre for Global Health, Usher Institute, Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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