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The prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Africa.
EMBO Mol Med. 2020 06 08; 12(6):e12488.EM

Abstract

On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government officially announced the identification of a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as the etiological cause of a severe acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan city, Hubei Province. Over the next weeks, SARS-CoV-2 caused a global pandemic as officially declared by the WHO on March 11, 2020, with confirmed cases and deaths in more than 166 countries. We are experiencing a worldwide phenomenon of unprecedented social and economic consequences. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been fears that the epidemic could strongly impact weaker healthcare systems in poor-resource settings, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The 2 million Chinese nationals that live and work in Africa could potentially contribute to the spread of COVID-19 on the continent.

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Quaresima V
Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Naldini MM
San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Cirillo DM
Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit, Division of Immunology, Transplantation and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

MeSH

AfricaBetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDeveloping CountriesHumansItalyPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRiskSARS-CoV-2Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeTransients and Migrants

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32301279

Citation

Quaresima, Virginia, et al. "The Prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Africa." EMBO Molecular Medicine, vol. 12, no. 6, 2020, pp. e12488.
Quaresima V, Naldini MM, Cirillo DM. The prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Africa. EMBO Mol Med. 2020;12(6):e12488.
Quaresima, V., Naldini, M. M., & Cirillo, D. M. (2020). The prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Africa. EMBO Molecular Medicine, 12(6), e12488. https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202012488
Quaresima V, Naldini MM, Cirillo DM. The Prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Africa. EMBO Mol Med. 2020 06 8;12(6):e12488. PubMed PMID: 32301279.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The prospects for the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Africa. AU - Quaresima,Virginia, AU - Naldini,Matteo M, AU - Cirillo,Daniela M, Y1 - 2020/05/05/ PY - 2020/4/18/pubmed PY - 2020/6/18/medline PY - 2020/4/18/entrez SP - e12488 EP - e12488 JF - EMBO molecular medicine JO - EMBO Mol Med VL - 12 IS - 6 N2 - On December 31, 2019, the Chinese government officially announced the identification of a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as the etiological cause of a severe acute respiratory syndrome in Wuhan city, Hubei Province. Over the next weeks, SARS-CoV-2 caused a global pandemic as officially declared by the WHO on March 11, 2020, with confirmed cases and deaths in more than 166 countries. We are experiencing a worldwide phenomenon of unprecedented social and economic consequences. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, there have been fears that the epidemic could strongly impact weaker healthcare systems in poor-resource settings, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The 2 million Chinese nationals that live and work in Africa could potentially contribute to the spread of COVID-19 on the continent. SN - 1757-4684 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32301279/The_prospects_for_the_SARS_CoV_2_pandemic_in_Africa_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -