ArticleJournal of global health2020
Epidemic and control of COVID-19 in Niger: quantitative analyses in a least developed country.
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- Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2021Pooled it
- Estimating the Relative Risks of Spatial Clusters Using a Predictor-Corrector Method.Mathematics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Meningitis in Niger Republic amidst COVID-19: current issues and novel recommendations.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
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- Health system response to COVID-19 among primary health care units in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2023Article
- COVID-19 mortality in women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of control measures in multiple regions during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.Biosafety and health · 2021Review
- COVID-19 and its impacts: The situation in Niger republic.Clinical epidemiology and global healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the public health response system worldwide, especially in poverty-stricken, war-torn, and least developed countries (LDCs).
methodsWe characterized the epidemiological features and spread dynamics of COVID-19 in Niger, quantified the effective reproduction number (
resultsAs of 4 July 2020, COVID-19 has affected 29 communes of Niger with 1093 confirmed cases, among whom 741 (67.8%) were males. Of them 89 cases died, resulting in a case fatality rate (CFR) of 8.1%. Both attack rates and CFRs were increased with age (
conclusionsClassic public health control measures such as prohibition of public gatherings, travelling ban, contact tracing, and isolation and quarantine at home, are proved to be effective to contain the outbreak in Niger, and provide guidance for controlling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in LDCs.
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