Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future

Kapata, N; Ihekweazu, C; Ntoumi, F; Raji, T; Chanda-Kapata, P; Mwaba, P; Mukonka, V; Bates, M; Tembo, J; Corman, V; Mfinanga, S; Asogun, D; Elton, L; Arruda, LB; Thomason, MJ; Mboera, L; Yavlinsky, A; Haider, N; Simons, D; Hollmann, L; Lule, SA; Veas, F; Abdel Hamid, MM; Dar, O; Edwards, S; Vairo, F; McHugh, TD; Drosten, C; Kock, R; Ippolito, G; Zumla, A

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049

Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future

Kapata, N; Ihekweazu, C; Ntoumi, F; Raji, T; Chanda-Kapata, P; Mwaba, P; Mukonka, V; Bates, M; Tembo, J; Corman, V; Mfinanga, S; Asogun, D; Elton, L; Arruda, LB; Thomason, MJ; Mboera, L; Yavlinsky, A; Haider, N; Simons, D; Hollmann, L; Lule, SA; Veas, F; Abdel Hamid, MM; Dar, O; Edwards, S; Vairo, F; McHugh, TD; Drosten, C; Kock, R; Ippolito, G; Zumla, A

Authors

N Kapata

C Ihekweazu

F Ntoumi

T Raji

P Chanda-Kapata

P Mwaba

V Mukonka

M Bates

J Tembo

V Corman

S Mfinanga

D Asogun

L Elton

LB Arruda

MJ Thomason

L Mboera

A Yavlinsky

Najmul Haider n.haider@keele.ac.uk

D Simons

L Hollmann

SA Lule

F Veas

MM Abdel Hamid

O Dar

S Edwards

F Vairo

TD McHugh

C Drosten

R Kock

G Ippolito

A Zumla

Citation

Kapata, N., Ihekweazu, C., Ntoumi, F., Raji, T., Chanda-Kapata, P., Mwaba, P., …Zumla, A. (2020). Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 93, 233 - 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Feb 28, 2020
Online Publication Date	Feb 28, 2020
Publication Date	2020-04
Publicly Available Date	May 30, 2023
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Print ISSN	1201-9712
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	93
Pages	233 - 236
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049
Publisher URL	https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)30107-7/fulltext
Related Public URLs	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220301077
PMID	32119980