COVID-19 in Africa: the spread and response

Nat Med. 2020 Jul;26(7):999-1003. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0961-x.

Authors

Marguerite Massinga Loembé¹, Akhona Tshangela¹, Stephanie J Salyer¹, Jay K Varma¹, Ahmed E Ogwell Ouma¹, John N Nkengasong²

Affiliations

¹ Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
² Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. nkengasongj@africa-union.org.

PMID: 32528154
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0961-x

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MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Betacoronavirus / physiology
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Demography
Health Plan Implementation / methods
Health Plan Implementation / organization & administration
Humans
Infection Control* / methods
Infection Control* / organization & administration
Infection Control* / standards
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Population Surveillance
Public Health / methods
Public Health Administration / methods
SARS-CoV-2
Socioeconomic Factors