COVID-19 pandemic - an African perspective
COVID-19 pandemic - an African perspective
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DOI：
10.1080/22221751.2020.1775132
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
13.2
通讯作者：
Ahmad, Aijaz
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作者：
Lone, Shabir Ahmad;Ahmad, Aijaz
最近出现的新型冠状病毒“严重急性呼吸道综合征冠状病毒-2（SARS-CoV-2）”引起了一种称为2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的高度传染性疾病。该病毒于2019年12月首次在中国武汉市报告，在不到三个月的时间内传遍地球仪，并于2020年3月11日被世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布为全球大流行病。到目前为止，这一流行病严重损害了世界上最发达的国家，并正在成为中低收入国家的一个主要威胁。最贫穷的大陆，非洲最容易感染传染病的人群，预计将受到持续的COVID-19疫情的严重影响。因此，在本综述中，我们收集并总结了目前关于COVID-19在非洲的流行病学、病因学、脆弱性、准备和经济影响的文献，这些文献可能是有用的，并为非洲大陆正在发生的COVID-19大流行提供了必要的信息。我们亦简要概述了COVID-19疫情及全球变暖的伴随情况。
The recently emerged novel coronavirus, "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)", caused a highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was first reported from Wuhan city in China in December, 2019, which in less than three months spread throughout the globe and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th of March, 2020. So far, the ongoing pandemic severely damaged the world's most developed countries and is becoming a major threat for low- and middle-income countries. The poorest continent, Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases, is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, in this review we collected and summarized the currently available literature on the epidemiology, etiology, vulnerability, preparedness and economic impact of COVID-19 in Africa, which could be useful and provide necessary information on ongoing COVID-19 pandemics in the continent. We also briefly summarized the concomitance of the COVID-19 pandemic and global warming.