COVID-19 and syndemic challenges in 'Battling the Big Three': HIV, TB and malaria.

Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P; Meyer, Christian G; Esen, Meral; Kremsner, Peter G; Ntoumi, Francine

Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P; Meyer, Christian G; Esen, Meral; Kremsner, Peter G; Ntoumi, Francine.

Velavan TP; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany; Vietnamese-German Center for Medical Research (VG-CARE), Hanoi, Viet Nam; Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam. Electronic address: velavan@medizin.uni-tuebingen.de.
Meyer CG; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany; Vietnamese-German Center for Medical Research (VG-CARE), Hanoi, Viet Nam; Faculty of Medicine, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam. Electronic address: christian.g.meyer@gmail.com.
Esen M; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Gabon. Electronic address: meral.esen@uni-tuebingen.de.
Kremsner PG; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Gabon. Electronic address: peter.kremsner@uni-tuebingen.de.
Ntoumi F; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Germany; Fondation Congolaise pour la Recherche Médicale (FCRM), Brazzaville, Congo. Electronic address: fntoumi@fcrm-congo.com.

Int J Infect Dis ; 106: 29-32, 2021 May.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1258382

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Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to seriously undermine the health system in sub-Saharan Africa with an increase in the incidences of malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infections. Based on current evidence in the African region the collateral impact of COVID-19 on the "big three diseases" shall be addressed in the following.

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COVID-19/epidemiology; HIV Infections/epidemiology; Malaria/epidemiology; Syndemic; Tuberculosis/epidemiology; Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Pandemics

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COVID-19; Challenges; HIV; Impact; Malaria; TB

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tuberculosis / HIV Infections / Syndemic / COVID-19 / Malaria Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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