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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2020

High variation expected in the pace and burden of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks across sub-Saharan Africa.

Benjamin L Rice, Akshaya Annapragada, Rachel E Baker, Marjolein Bruijning, Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Keitly Mensah, Ian F Miller, Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Antso Raherinandrasana, Malavika Rajeev and 7 more

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Benjamin L RiceDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Akshaya AnnapragadaJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Rachel E BakerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Marjolein BruijningDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Winfred Dotse-GborgbortsiWorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Keitly MensahCentre population et Développement CEPED (Université de Paris), Institut Recherche et Développement, Paris, France.
Ian F MillerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Nkengafac Villyen MotazeCentre for Vaccines and Immunology (CVI), National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) a division of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), South Africa.
Antso RaherinandrasanaFaculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Malavika RajeevDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Julio RakotonirinaFaculty of Medicine, University of Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Tanjona RamiadantsoaDepartment of Life Science, University of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar.
Fidisoa RasambainarivoDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Weiyu YuSchool of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Bryan T GrenfellDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
Andrew J TatemWorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
C Jessica E MetcalfDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.

Funding

Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM136577 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANDREA L COX · 2020 to 2026
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NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136577
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A surprising feature of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to date is the low burdens reported in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries relative to other global regions. Potential explanations (e.g., warmer environments

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