Hypothesis to explain the severe form of COVID-19 in Northern Italy

BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Jun;5(6):e002564. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002564.

¹ Public Health Department, Local Health Unit N. 2 "Marca Trevigiana", Treviso, Veneto Region, Italy l.cegolon@gmail.com.
² IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy.
³ Children and Young People's Diabetes, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Veneto Region, Italy.
⁵ Public Health Department, Local Health Unit N. 2 "Marca Trevigiana", Treviso, Veneto Region, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Sardinia Region, Italy.
⁷ Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
⁸ Microbiology Department, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kingston upon Thames, London, UK.

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Keywords: SARS; dengue; epidemiology; prevention strategies; public health.

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