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

Nathan Kapata; Chikwe Ihekweazu; Francine Ntoumi; Tajudeen Raji; Pascalina Chanda-Kapata; Peter Mwaba; Victor Mukonka; Matthew Bates; John Tembo; Victor Corman; Sayoki Mfinanga; Danny Asogun; Linzy Elton; Liã Bárbara Arruda; Margaret J. Thomason; Leonard Mboera; Alexei Yavlinsky; Najmul Haider; David Simons; Lara Hollmann; Swaib A. Lule; Francisco Veas; Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid; Osman Dar; Sarah Edwards; Francesco Vairo; Timothy D. McHugh; Christian Drosten; Richard Kock; Giuseppe Ippolito; Alimuddin Zumla

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

Nathan Kapata, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Francine Ntoumi, Tajudeen Raji, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, Peter Mwaba, Victor Mukonka, Matthew Bates, John Tembo, Victor Corman, Sayoki Mfinanga, Danny Asogun, Linzy Elton, Liã Bárbara Arruda, Margaret J. Thomason, Leonard Mboera, Alexei Yavlinsky, Najmul Haider, David Simons, Lara HollmannSwaib A. Lule, Francisco Veas, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Osman Dar, Sarah Edwards, Francesco Vairo, Timothy D. McHugh, Christian Drosten, Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla

Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-236
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	93
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049
Publication status	Published - Apr 2020

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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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, L. B., Thomason, M. J., Mboera, L., Yavlinsky, A., Haider, N., Simons, D., ... 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

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, Nathan; Ihekweazu, Chikwe; Ntoumi, Francine; Raji, Tajudeen; Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina; Mwaba, Peter; Mukonka, Victor; Bates, Matthew; Tembo, John; Corman, Victor; Mfinanga, Sayoki; Asogun, Danny; Elton, Linzy; Arruda, Liã Bárbara; Thomason, Margaret J.; Mboera, Leonard; Yavlinsky, Alexei; Haider, Najmul; Simons, David; Hollmann, Lara; Lule, Swaib A.; Veas, Francisco; Abdel Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi; Dar, Osman; Edwards, Sarah; Vairo, Francesco; McHugh, Timothy D.; Drosten, Christian; Kock, Richard; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Zumla, Alimuddin.

In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 93, 04.2020, p. 233-236.

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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 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, vol. 93, pp. 233-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049

Kapata, Nathan ; Ihekweazu, Chikwe ; Ntoumi, Francine ; Raji, Tajudeen ; Chanda-Kapata, Pascalina ; Mwaba, Peter ; Mukonka, Victor ; Bates, Matthew ; Tembo, John ; Corman, Victor ; Mfinanga, Sayoki ; Asogun, Danny ; Elton, Linzy ; Arruda, Liã Bárbara ; Thomason, Margaret J. ; Mboera, Leonard ; Yavlinsky, Alexei ; Haider, Najmul ; Simons, David ; Hollmann, Lara ; Lule, Swaib A. ; Veas, Francisco ; Abdel Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi ; Dar, Osman ; Edwards, Sarah ; Vairo, Francesco ; McHugh, Timothy D. ; Drosten, Christian ; Kock, Richard ; Ippolito, Giuseppe ; Zumla, Alimuddin. / 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. In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020 ; Vol. 93. pp. 233-236.

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