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.

Nathan Kapata ; Chikwe Ihekweazu ; Francine Ntoumi ; Tajudeen Raji ; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata ; Peter Mwaba ; Victor Mukonka ; Matthew Bates ; John Tembo ; Victor Corman ; +21 more... Sayoki Mfinanga ; Danny Asogun ; Linzy Elton ; Liã Bárbara Arruda ; Margaret J Thomason ; Leonard Mboera ; Alexei Yavlinsky ; Najmul Haider ; David Simons ; Lara Hollmann ; Swaib A Lule ; Francisco Veas ; Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid ; Osman Dar ; Sarah Edwards ; Francesco Vairo ; Timothy D McHugh ; Christian Drosten ; Richard Kock ; Giuseppe Ippolito ; Alimuddin Zumla ; (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: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049