In Search of the True Prevalence of COVID-19 in Africa: Time to Involve More Stakeholders
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi
Abstract
The dynamics of the overlap of the symptoms of the novel Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) with other illnesses has raised uncertainty in the identification, reporting and uptake of COVID-19 testing among individuals (1). A few of the individuals with mild symptoms go uncaptured in the COVID-19 testing activity if they recovered without progression to severe symptoms (2). The number of people who are being missed out in the COVID-19 testing activity cannot easily be ascertained. We aim to shed more lights into how the true prevalence of COVID-19 could be determined in Africa by the involvement of appropriate stakeholders.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakGeographyVirologyBiologyMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies