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.

Kapata, Nathan; Ihekweazu, Chikwe; Ntoumi, Francine; Raji, Tajudeen; Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina; Mwaba, Peter; Mukonka, Victor; Bates, Matthew; Tembo, John; Corman, Victor; +21 more... 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; (2020) 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. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 93. pp. 233-236. ISSN 1878-3511 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049

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Faculty and Department Faculty of Public Health and Policy > Dept of Global Health and Development
Research Centre Covid-19 Research
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