Demographics and outcomes of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases during the first epidemic wave in Senegal

BACKGROUND: Few studies have focused on the effects of COVID-19 on African populations. During the first epidemic wave in Senegal (May 1 to July 31, 2020), COVID-19 cases were isolated in treatment centers of epidemics (TCEs). We described the demographics and outcomes of COVID-19 cases in TCEs. PAT...

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Autores principales: Lawson, A.T.D.-D., Dieng, M., Faye, F.A., Diaw, P.A., Kempf, C., Berthe, A., Diop, M.M., Martinot, M., Diop, S.A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Masson SAS. 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8500691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34634483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idnow.2021.10.003
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Few studies have focused on the effects of COVID-19 on African populations. During the first epidemic wave in Senegal (May 1 to July 31, 2020), COVID-19 cases were isolated in treatment centers of epidemics (TCEs). We described the demographics and outcomes of COVID-19 cases in TCEs. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All cases with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in Thiès medical region of Senegal were included. RESULTS: COVID-19 was confirmed in 600 cases. Median age of cases (men: 357, 59.5%; women: 243, 40.5%) was 34.0 years. The incidence was 12 per 100,000 inhabitants per month. Overall, 46 (7.7%) cases had a severe or critical form of the disease, and nine of them died. Of 455 cases quarantined in non-hospital TCEs, 340 (74.7%) had no symptom and 115 (25.3%) had mild or moderate symptoms. CONCLUSION: In this African retrospective cohort, COVID-19 cases were young and mostly asymptomatic with a low case fatality rate.

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