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; Tajudeen, R; 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; Hollmann, L; Lule, S A; Veas, F; Abdel Hamid, M M; Dar, O; Edwards, S; Vairo, F; McHugh, T D; Drosten, C; Kock, RA; 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; Tajudeen, R; 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; Hollmann, L; Lule, S A; Veas, F; Abdel Hamid, M M; Dar, O; Edwards, S; Vairo, F; McHugh, T D; Drosten, C; Kock, RA; Ippolito, G; Zumla, A

Authors

N Kapata

C Ihekweazu

F Ntoumi

R Tajudeen

P Chanda-Kapata

P Mwaba

V Mukonka

M Bates

J Tembo

V Corman

S Mfinanga

D Asogun

L Elton

L B Arruda

M J Thomason

L Mboera

A Yavlinsky

N Haider

D Simons

L Hollmann

S A Lule

F Veas

M M Abdel Hamid

O Dar

S Edwards

F Vairo

T D McHugh

C Drosten

RA Kock

G Ippolito

A Zumla

Citation

Kapata, N., Ihekweazu, C., Ntoumi, F., Tajudeen, R., 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, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049

Journal Article Type	Editorial
Acceptance Date	Feb 20, 2020
Publication Date	Feb 28, 2020
Deposit Date	Mar 5, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Mar 6, 2020
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Print ISSN	1201-9712
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.02.049
Public URL	https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1378441