Potential implications of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: where are we going from now?
Carlo Torti, Maria Mazzitelli, Enrico Maria Trecarichi, Darius Owachi
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2, which emerged from East Asia in December 2019, has rapidly evolved into a global pandemic infecting close to 7 million people. The current uncertainties regarding its impact on Africa calls for critical monitoring of the evolution of the pandemic and correlation of factors that influence the burden of the disease. We herein discuss possible implications of SARS-CoV-2 on the African continent.
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Medical microbiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ParasitologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakTropical medicineVirologyPandemicBetacoronavirusSars virusMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakDiseaseCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research