• Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Apr 2020

    Editorial Comment

    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, Abdel Hamid Muzamil Mahdi MM Dept of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Electronic address: mahdi@iend.org, Osman Dar, Sarah Edwards, Francesco Vairo, Timothy D McHugh, Christian Drosten, Richard Kock, Giuseppe Ippolito, and Alimuddin Zumla.
    • Zambia National Public Health Institute, Minsitry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: nkapata@gmail.com.
    • Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2020 Apr 1; 93: 233-236.

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