Response to the novel corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic across Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the future

OO Ogunleye, D Basu, D Mueller, J Sneddon… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed considerable lives. There are
major concerns in Africa due to existing high prevalence rates for both infectious and non …

mRNA vaccines: The future of prevention of viral infections?

P Rzymski, A Szuster‐Ciesielska… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against COVID‐19 are the first authorized biological
preparations developed using this platform. During the pandemic, their administration has …

Asthma and COVID‐19 in children: a systematic review and call for data

JA Castro‐Rodriguez, E Forno - Pediatric pulmonology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Whether asthma constitutes a risk factor for coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐
19) is unclear. Here, we aimed to assess whether asthma, the most common chronic …

Key considerations during the transition from the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

P Rzymski, M Pokorska-Śpiewak, T Jackowska… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has been met with an unprecedented response from the scientific
community, leading to the development, investigation, and authorization of vaccines and …

Prevention, risk exposure, and knowledge of monkeypox in occupational settings: a scoping review

LG Lulli, A Baldassarre, N Mucci… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With ongoing climate change, which alters the conditions for pathogens and vectors,
zoonotic diseases such as monkeypox virus will become a challenge and a great threat …

[HTML][HTML] Acute infection of viral pathogens and their innate immune escape

KR Rai, P Shrestha, B Yang, Y Chen, S Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Viral infections can cause rampant disease in human beings, ranging from mild to acute, that
can often be fatal unless resolved. An acute viral infection is characterized by sudden or …

[HTML][HTML] Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels, Africa

CBEM Reusken, L Messadi, A Feyisa… - Emerging infectious …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We found serologic evidence for the circulation of Middle East respiratory syndrome
coronavirus among dromedary camels in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ethiopia. Circulation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Africa—underestimated for decades

AI Temur, JH Kuhn, DB Pecor… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is endemic in Africa, but the epidemiology
remains to be defined. Using a broad database search, we reviewed the literature to better …

Mpox, Caused by the MPXV of the Clade IIb lineage, goes global

L Gao, Q Shi, X Dong, M Wang, Z Liu, Z Li - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mpox is a great public health concern worldwide currently; thus, a global primary
epidemiological analysis of mpox and a phylogenetic analysis of currently circulating MPXV …

Viral infections amidst COVID‐19 in Africa: implications and recommendations

O Uwishema, I Adanur, AO Babatunde… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Viral infections have been on the rise for the past decades. The impact of the viruses
worsened amidst the pandemic burdening the already overwhelmed health care system in …