The prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Africa.
EMBO Mol Med
; 12(6): e12488, 2020 06 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-76587
ABSTRACT
On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government officially announced the identification of a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as the etiological cause of a severe acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan city, Hubei Province. Over the next weeks, SARS-CoV-2 caused a global pandemic as officially declared by the WHO on March 11, 2020, with confirmed cases and deaths in more than 166 countries. We are experiencing a worldwide phenomenon of unprecedented social and economic consequences. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been fears that the epidemic could strongly impact weaker healthcare systems in poor-resource settings, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The 2 million Chinese nationals that live and work in Africa could potentially contribute to the spread of COVID-19 on the continent.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
EMBO Mol Med
Journal subject:
Molecular Biology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emmm.202012488
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