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Malaria and COVID-19: A double battle for Burundi.
Mohanan, Parvathy; Islam, Zarmina; Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi; Adedeji, Oluwakorede Joshua; Dos Santos Costa, Ana Carla; Aborode, Abdullahi Tunde; Ahmad, Shoaib; Essar, Mohammad Yasir.
  • Mohanan P; Department of General Medicine, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Islam Z; Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Hasan MM; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail 1902, Bangladesh.
  • Adedeji OJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Red-Green Research Centre, BICCB, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Dos Santos Costa AC; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
  • Aborode AT; Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
  • Ahmad S; Health African Platform, Research and Development, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Essar MY; West African Academy of Public Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
Afr J Emerg Med ; 12(1): 27-29, 2022 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1499589
ABSTRACT
Malaria has become a serious public health concern in Burundi. An outbreak that has the potential to evolve into an epidemic has eradicated nearly as many individuals as the Ebola crisis within the adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo. The government's delay to announce a national crisis, increased breeding sites as a result of flooding, and the presence of multi-drug resistant malaria have exacerbated the burden. With a concurrent COVID-19 pandemic, economic complications, and overlap of symptoms between both diseases, these challenges are complex, but not unfamiliar. Organizations such as Médecins Sans Frontières have carried out spraying campaigns, and the government is actively mitigating efforts to handle the pandemic. That being said, there is still a need to enhance preventive measures such as increasing technological capacity and epidemiological surveillance to better withstand challenges.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Journal: Afr J Emerg Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.afjem.2021.10.006

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Language: English Journal: Afr J Emerg Med Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.afjem.2021.10.006