The late arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Chad: mitigating spread in Ndjamena focused on specific target population.

Autor: Nodjikouambaye ZA; Regional Doctoral School of Tropical Infectious Disease, Franceville, Gabon.; Mobile Laboratory for Hemorrhagic and Respiratory Viruses in Ndjamena, Ndjamena, Chad., Adawaye C; Mobile Laboratory for Hemorrhagic and Respiratory Viruses in Ndjamena, Ndjamena, Chad.; National Higher Institute of Sciences and Techniques in Abéché, Abéché, Chad., Yandai FH; Mobile Laboratory for Hemorrhagic and Respiratory Viruses in Ndjamena, Ndjamena, Chad., Bélec L; Laboratory of Virology, European Hospital Georges Pompidou and University of Paris, Paris, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2020 Dec 13; Vol. 37, pp. 338. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 13 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.338.26143
Abstrakt: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread to all 7 continents. Due to yet unknown reasons, the African continent has remained relatively unaffected, especially Chad. We discuss the importance of mitigating spread in Ndjamena focused on specific target population.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Zita Aleyo Nodjikouambaye et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE