Addressing Africa’s pandemic puzzle: Perspectives on COVID-19 transmission and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa
| Autor: | Ibrahim H Musa, Hassan Hussein Musa, Michael Campbell, Alessia Ranciaro, Taha Hussein Musa, Idriss H. Musa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Sub saharan Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) SARS-CoV2 cases 030106 microbiology Psychological intervention Article Public health interventions lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine SARS-CoV-2 cases Development economics Pandemic Humans lcsh:RC109-216 030212 general & internal medicine skin and connective tissue diseases Pandemics Africa South of the Sahara Transmission (medicine) SARS-CoV-2 fungi Outbreak COVID-19 General Medicine Geography Infectious Diseases COVID-19 susceptibility Africa Loss of life |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 102, Iss, Pp 483-488 (2021) International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| Popis: | Highlights • Among SARS-CoV2 positive cases in Africa, the proportion of severe COVID-19 appears to be low. • Current epidemiological patterns in Africa could be due to several factors (e.g. lockdowns, young age structure, and host genetics). • Nonetheless, it is important to implement long-term strategies of prevention in Africa, as lockdowns ease and the nature of the SARS-CoV2 virus changes. • Using regionally-specific public health interventions, African countries can minimize the onward transmission of SARS-CoV2 even in the absence of a vaccine. To date, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) has spread to almost every region of the world, infecting millions and resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. Although it was predicted that Africa would suffer a massive loss of life, the number of COVID-19 cases has been relatively low across the continent. Researchers have speculated that a number of factors could be responsible for this pattern in Africa, including the extensive experience that countries have with infectious diseases and the young median age of their populations. However, it is still important for African countries to adopt aggressive and bold approaches against COVID-19, in case the nature of the pandemic changes. This short review will summarize the status of the outbreak in Africa and possible reasons for current trends, as well as discuss interventions aimed at preventing a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the future. |
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