Publications by authors named "Jordi Segu-Tell"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the potential link between soil levels of heavy metals cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) and the incidence of childhood leukemias in Spain, where 2,897 cases were examined from a total population of over 5 million children.
- Researchers used data from the Geochemical Atlas of Spain and employed logistic regression models to assess the data, taking into account factors like sex, rurality, employment rate, and socioeconomic status.
- Results indicate that higher levels of Cd and Pb in topsoil correspond to increased probabilities of childhood leukemias, suggesting a possible 20% higher risk for kids living in areas with the highest concentrations of these metals.
Background: On June 21st de-escalation measures and state-of-alarm ended in Spain after the COVID-19 first wave. New surveillance and control strategy was set up to detect emerging outbreaks.
Aim: To detect and describe the evolution of COVID-19 clusters and cases during the 2020 summer in Spain.