Current Context of Pneumonia Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa

Autor: Olivier Uwishema, Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone, Baha Aldeen Abdalaziz Alshareif, Mohamed Yousif Elamin Yousif, Alfredo Lorenzo Recio Sablay, Elie Chalhoub, Amirsaman Zahabioun, Helen Onyeaka, Rayan Ibrahim Hamid Mohamed, Rabeet Tariq, Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla Omer
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Contemporary Studies in Epidemiology and Public Health. 2:ep21007
ISSN: 2634-8543
Popis: Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several countries have been strongly affected by the different impacts of the disease. This has not been different in Africa, where in addition to the current load of COVID-19, there are other epidemics (such as pneumonia) that have aggravated the situation. In this perspective article, we discuss various aspects of pneumonia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, including its burden, current status and efforts, and related challenges.
Databáze: OpenAIRE