Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future

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Published inInternational journal of infectious diseases Vol. 93; pp. 233 - 236
Main Authors Kapata, Nathan, Ihekweazu, Chikwe, Ntoumi, Francine, Raji, Tajudeen, Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina, Mwaba, Peter, Mukonka, Victor, Bates, Matthew, Tembo, John, Corman, Victor, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Asogun, Danny, Elton, Linzy, Arruda, Liã Bárbara, Thomason, Margaret J., Mboera, Leonard, Yavlinsky, Alexei, Haider, Najmul, Simons, David, Hollmann, Lara, Lule, Swaib A., Veas, Francisco, Abdel Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi, Dar, Osman, Edwards, Sarah, Vairo, Francesco, McHugh, Timothy D., Drosten, Christian, Kock, Richard, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Zumla, Alimuddin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020
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Subjects
Africa
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Disease Outbreaks
Emergencies
Epidemics
Humans
Life Sciences
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Public Health
SARS Virus
SARS-CoV-2
World Health Organization
Africa
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PMCID: PMC7129026
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049