Five decades of infectious diseases outbreaks in the African region (1970–2018) a geographic snapshot

This paper is being written at a time when the recent pandemic, namely COVID-19, has shaken the entire world in a manner that has never been seen in modern history. The ecology, socio-economy and weak health systems make Africa an area favorable to the occurrence of various diseases and disease outb...

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Main Authors: Roland Ngom, Abdou Salam Gueye, Stephanie Lassieur, Stephen Oloo, Rizwan Shahid, Valerie Mize, Charles Lukoya Okot, Joseph Cabore Waogodo, Ibrahima Socé Fall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123002309