The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): South African resilience and survival strategies

Containment of the COVID-19 pandemic relies on accurate data regarding symptoms, transmission, prevention, nature of the virus, strains, immunological factors, relevant demographic and behavioural factors, and control strategies. In South Africa, epidemiological infection data revealed 622,551 cases...

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Autores principales: Maserame, Mojapele V, Rumbold, Karl, Yah, Clarence S
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8364798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34457212
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v32i4.12
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description Containment of the COVID-19 pandemic relies on accurate data regarding symptoms, transmission, prevention, nature of the virus, strains, immunological factors, relevant demographic and behavioural factors, and control strategies. In South Africa, epidemiological infection data revealed 622,551 cases and 231 deaths per million population as of 29 August 2020. This study describes the strategies South Africa is applying in containing the COVID-19 outbreak that could be used to inform appropriate monitoring and surveillance in other settings, and to improve global health preparedness.
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spelling pubmed-83647982021-08-26 The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): South African resilience and survival strategies Maserame, Mojapele V Rumbold, Karl Yah, Clarence S Malawi Med J Commentary Containment of the COVID-19 pandemic relies on accurate data regarding symptoms, transmission, prevention, nature of the virus, strains, immunological factors, relevant demographic and behavioural factors, and control strategies. In South Africa, epidemiological infection data revealed 622,551 cases and 231 deaths per million population as of 29 August 2020. This study describes the strategies South Africa is applying in containing the COVID-19 outbreak that could be used to inform appropriate monitoring and surveillance in other settings, and to improve global health preparedness. The Medical Association Of Malawi 2020-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8364798/ /pubmed/34457212 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v32i4.12 Text en © 2020 The College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) )
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title_short The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): South African resilience and survival strategies
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