Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and measles are major threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans. Measles is an endemic disease in Africa with a high mortality rate especially in children despite available vaccines. This letter aims to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on...
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| author | Abdullahi Tunde Aborode Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde Bright-Agbonze Samuel Osayomwanbor Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin Oko Christian Inya Olayinka Olajiga Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma |
| author_facet | Abdullahi Tunde Aborode Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde Bright-Agbonze Samuel Osayomwanbor Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin Oko Christian Inya Olayinka Olajiga Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma |
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| description | Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and measles are major threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans. Measles is an endemic disease in Africa with a high mortality rate especially in children despite available vaccines. This letter aims to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevention and management of measles in Africa. The emergence of COVID-19 has exacerbated the morbidities of measles due to multi-factors like the disruption of mass measles routine vaccination, a monopolistic focus on COVID-19 eradication, malnutrition, and poor surveillance. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic and looming measles epidemic pose a double burden on the African health sector. We recommend urgent interventions from government and other stakeholders including community leaders to strengthen measles research and vaccination programs in Africa amidst the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58209b3cc48c440783d743e96cff24b72022-12-21T20:01:29ZengBMCTropical Medicine and Health1349-41472021-11-014911310.1186/s41182-021-00375-3Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crisesAbdullahi Tunde Aborode0Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde1Bright-Agbonze Samuel Osayomwanbor2Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin3Oko Christian Inya4Olayinka Olajiga5Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma6Healthy Africans Platform, Research and DevelopmentHealthy Africans Platform, Research and DevelopmentInfection Prevention and Control Programme, School of Nursing and Health Science, University of DundeeDepartment of Biochemistry, Federal University of TechnologyInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of BirminghamDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State UniversityFaculty of Health studies, School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, University of BradfordAbstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and measles are major threats to the health and wellbeing of Africans. Measles is an endemic disease in Africa with a high mortality rate especially in children despite available vaccines. This letter aims to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevention and management of measles in Africa. The emergence of COVID-19 has exacerbated the morbidities of measles due to multi-factors like the disruption of mass measles routine vaccination, a monopolistic focus on COVID-19 eradication, malnutrition, and poor surveillance. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic and looming measles epidemic pose a double burden on the African health sector. We recommend urgent interventions from government and other stakeholders including community leaders to strengthen measles research and vaccination programs in Africa amidst the pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00375-3COVID-19MeaslesAfrica countriesVaccinationDouble burdenPandemic |
| spellingShingle | Abdullahi Tunde Aborode Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde Bright-Agbonze Samuel Osayomwanbor Emmanuel Adebowale Fajemisin Oko Christian Inya Olayinka Olajiga Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises Tropical Medicine and Health COVID-19 Measles Africa countries Vaccination Double burden Pandemic |
| title | Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises |
| title_full | Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises |
| title_fullStr | Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises |
| title_short | Measles outbreak amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: grappling with looming crises |
| title_sort | measles outbreak amidst covid 19 pandemic in africa grappling with looming crises |
| topic | COVID-19 Measles Africa countries Vaccination Double burden Pandemic |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00375-3 |
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