The Late Arrival of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa: Mitigating Pan-continental Spread

被引：54

作者：

Nachega, Jean ^{[1
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Seydi, Moussa ^{[7
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Zumla, Alimuddin ^{[8
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机构：

[1] Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Med, Cape Town, South Africa

[2] Stellenbosch Univ, Ctr Infect Dis, Cape Town, South Africa

[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, 130 DeSoto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

[4] Univ Pittsburgh, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Global Hlth, 130 DeSoto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA

[5] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Baltimore, MD USA

[6] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Int Hlth, Baltimore, MD USA

[7] Univ Cheikh Anta Diop, Ctr Hosp Univ Fann, Serv Malad Infect & Trop, Dakar, Senegal

[8] UCL, Ctr Clin Microbiol, Dept Infect, Div Infect & Immun, London, England

[9] Univ Coll London Hosp, Natl Inst Hlth Res Biomed Res Ctr, London, England

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2020年 / 71卷 / 15期

基金：

欧盟地平线“2020”; 美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

COVID-19; SARS-Cov-2; Africa; pandemic; LESSONS;

D O I：

10.1093/cid/ciaa353

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread to all 7 continents. Due to yet unknown reasons, the African continent has remained relatively unaffected. We discuss the importance of mitigating pan-continental spread in light of the fragile healthcare systems.

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页码：875 / 878

页数：4

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