The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on malaria elimination
Ayat Zawawi, Maimonah Alghanmi, Isra Alsaady, Hattan S. Gattan, Haytham Ahmed Zakai, Kevin N. Couper
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has spread throughout the world and become the cause of the infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As low- and middle-income countries shift increasingly to focus on identifying and treating COVID-19, questions are emerging about the impact this shift in focus will have on ongoing efforts to control other infectious diseases, such as malaria. This review discusses how the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in low- and middle-income countries might impact these efforts, focusing in particular on the effects of co-infection and the use of antimalarial drugs used to treat malaria as therapeutic interventions for COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
MalariaPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Infectious disease (medical specialty)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyPsychological interventionMedicineDevelopment economicsDiseaseImmunologyEconomicsOutbreakPsychiatryPathologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlMalaria Research and ControlSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research