Newly arrived migrants did not represent an additional COVID-19 burden for Italy: data from the italian information flow.

Leuconoe Grazia SistiAnteo Di NapoliAlessio PetrelliAlessandra DiodatiAndrea CavaniConcetta MirisolaGianfranco Costanzo

Published in: Globalization and health (2023)

Our study found a low rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in migrants reaching Italy by sea with an incidence rate that is roughly a quarter of that of the resident population. Thus, irregular migrants who arrived in Italy during the observation period did not increase the COVID-19 burden. Further studies are needed to investigate possible reasons for the low incidence observed in this population.

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