COVID-19 and indirect health implications in Africa: Impact, mitigation measures, and lessons learned for improved disease control.

Inzaule, Seth C; Ondoa, Pascale; Loembe, Marguerite Massinga; Tebeje, Yenew Kebede; Ouma, Ahmed E Ogwell; Nkengasong, John N

Inzaule, Seth C; Ondoa, Pascale; Loembe, Marguerite Massinga; Tebeje, Yenew Kebede; Ouma, Ahmed E Ogwell; Nkengasong, John N.

Inzaule SC; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ondoa P; African Society for Laboratory Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Loembe MM; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tebeje YK; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ouma AEO; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nkengasong JN; Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PLoS Med ; 18(6): e1003666, 2021 06.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1280611

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Seth Inzaule and co-authors discuss implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for health in African countries.

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COVID-19/ethnology; COVID-19/prevention & control; Communicable Disease Control/methods; Pandemics; Africa/epidemiology; Humans

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Communicable Disease Control / Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: PLoS Med Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pmed.1003666

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