Pausing the Fight Against Malaria to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: Is the Future of Malaria Bleak?

Pausing the Fight Against Malaria to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: Is the Future of Malaria Bleak?

Malaria remains a major global health burden, killing hundreds of thousands annually, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, a Phase IV Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)-linked malaria vaccine implementation was underway. However, in December 2019, a novel pneumonia condition termed coron...

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Main Authors: Nora Nganyewo Nghochuzie, Charles Ochieng' Olwal, Aniefiok John Udoakang, Lucas Naam-Kayagre Amenga-Etego, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
malaria
plasmodium
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
ACE2
coronaviruses
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01476/full

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