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

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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Autores principales: Nachega, Jean, Seydi, Moussa, Zumla, Alimuddin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7184327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32227121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa353
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spelling pubmed-71843272020-04-29 The Late Arrival of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa: Mitigating Pan-continental Spread Nachega, Jean Seydi, Moussa Zumla, Alimuddin Clin Infect Dis Viewpoints 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. Oxford University Press 2020-08-01 2020-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7184327/ /pubmed/32227121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa353 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
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