COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective
ABSTRACTThe recently emerged novel coronavirus, “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)”, caused a highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was first reported from Wuhan city in China in December, 2019, which in less than three months spre...
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| description | ABSTRACTThe recently emerged novel coronavirus, “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)”, caused a highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was first reported from Wuhan city in China in December, 2019, which in less than three months spread throughout the globe and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th of March, 2020. So far, the ongoing pandemic severely damaged the world's most developed countries and is becoming a major threat for low- and middle-income countries. The poorest continent, Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases, is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, in this review we collected and summarized the currently available literature on the epidemiology, etiology, vulnerability, preparedness and economic impact of COVID-19 in Africa, which could be useful and provide necessary information on ongoing COVID-19 pandemics in the continent. We also briefly summarized the concomitance of the COVID-19 pandemic and global warming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6458e70a8987404a8c85116da7f2744a2024-03-11T16:04:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512020-01-01911300130810.1080/22221751.2020.1775132COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspectiveShabir Ahmad Lone0Aijaz Ahmad1Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaClinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaABSTRACTThe recently emerged novel coronavirus, “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)”, caused a highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was first reported from Wuhan city in China in December, 2019, which in less than three months spread throughout the globe and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th of March, 2020. So far, the ongoing pandemic severely damaged the world's most developed countries and is becoming a major threat for low- and middle-income countries. The poorest continent, Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases, is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, in this review we collected and summarized the currently available literature on the epidemiology, etiology, vulnerability, preparedness and economic impact of COVID-19 in Africa, which could be useful and provide necessary information on ongoing COVID-19 pandemics in the continent. We also briefly summarized the concomitance of the COVID-19 pandemic and global warming.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1775132SARS-CoV-2COVID-19coronavirusAfricaGlobal warmingEpidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Shabir Ahmad Lone Aijaz Ahmad COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective Emerging Microbes and Infections SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 coronavirus Africa Global warming Epidemiology |
| title | COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective |
| title_full | COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective |
| title_short | COVID-19 pandemic – an African perspective |
| title_sort | covid 19 pandemic an african perspective |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 coronavirus Africa Global warming Epidemiology |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2020.1775132 |
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