COVID-19 and syndemic challenges in ‘Battling the Big Three’: HIV, TB and malaria
Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Christian G. Meyer, Meral Esen, Peter G. Kremsner, Francine Ntoumi
Abstract
Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have the potential to seriously undermine the health system in sub-Saharan Africa with an increase in the incidences of malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and HIV infections. Based on current evidence in the African region the collateral impact of COVID-19 on the "big three diseases" shall be addressed in the following.
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SyndemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MalariaVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)MedicineImmunologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakImmune responses and vaccinationsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy