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Describing the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Nigeria: An Analysis of the First Year of the Pandemic.
J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 33(1): 33-46, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1686064
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We report the COVID-19 experience across Nigeria from March 2020 to March 2021. Demographics were obtained from Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. By 21 March 2021, 161,737 people were confirmed positive for SARS-COV-2. Overall, testing rates were 0.8% of the population, with positivity rates of 9.6%, complete recovery rates without longterm sequelae of 91.4%, and case fatality rates of 1.3%. Most Nigerian regions contributed to figures for cases and deaths in 2021. The picture may change as testing is scaled up to include community testing. Given so-called "pandemic fatigue" among the general population, various conspiracy theories being prevalent, and the recent introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, we assume that Nigeria is at a pivotal stage of the outbreak. Effort must be made by government to learn successful strategies in other countries to adapt to prevent a rise in case numbers and deaths.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Long Covid / Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved Journal subject: Health Services Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Long Covid / Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved Journal subject: Health Services Year: 2022 Document Type: Article