Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries

N Haider, AY Osman, A Gadzekpo, GO Akipede… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-
19. However, the term 'lockdown'is not well-defined. Indeed, WHO's reference to 'so-called …

Impact of COVID-19 on the changing patterns of respiratory syncytial virus infections

I Garg, R Shekhar, AB Sheikh, S Pal - Infectious disease reports, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seasonal epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of
hospitalization and mortality among children. Preventive measures implemented to reduce …

Bronchiolitis in COVID-19 times: a nearly absent disease?

D Van Brusselen, K De Troeyer, E Ter Haar… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Stay-at-home orders, physical distancing, face masks and other non-pharmaceutical
interventions (NPIs) do not only impact COVID-19, but also the dynamics of various other …

Outcomes of COVID-19 patients with comorbidities in southwest Nigeria

A Osibogun, M Balogun, A Abayomi, J Idris, Y Kuyinu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Data on the comorbidities that result in negative outcomes for people with
COVID-19 are currently scarce for African populations. This study identifies comorbidities …

Changing climate and the COVID-19 pandemic: more than just heads or tails

X Rodó, A San-José, K Kirchgatter, L López - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Changing climate and the COVID-19 pandemic: more than just heads or tails | Nature Medicine
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What could explain the lower COVID-19 burden in Africa despite considerable circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus?

RG Wamai, JL Hirsch, W Van Damme… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The differential spread and impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), across regions is a major …

COVID-19—lessons learned and questions remaining

FC Fang, CA Benson, C Del Rio… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In this article, the editors of Clinical Infectious Diseases review some of the most important
lessons they have learned about the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in asymptomatic frontline health workers in Ibadan, Nigeria

O Olayanju, O Bamidele, F Edem, B Eseile… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Global health has been thrown into turmoil by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused
devastating morbidity and unprecedented loss of life in almost all continents of the world. It …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 and Plasmodium falciparum common immunodominant regions may explain low COVID-19 incidence in the malaria-endemic belt

MAM Iesa, MEM Osman, MA Hassan, AIA Dirar… - New microbes and new …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused significant morbidity and
mortality and new cases are on the rise globally, yet malaria-endemic areas report …

[HTML][HTML] Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective of early career African scientists

G Umviligihozo, L Mupfumi, N Sonela… - Wellcome open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emerging highly transmissible viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant global
threat to human health and the economy. Since its first appearance in December 2019 in the …