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ArticleAfrican journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence2022

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: Efforts, recommendations and challenges at hand.

Leah Greene, Olivier Uwishema, Aderinto Nicholas, Arushi Kapoor, Christin Berjaoui, Emmanuel Adamolekun, Carlo Khoury, Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim Mohammed, Helen Onyeaka

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Article in African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 7 countries.

Leah GreeneMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA.
Olivier UwishemaResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Aderinto NicholasResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Arushi KapoorDepartment of Biotechnology, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Delhi, India.
Christin BerjaouiResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Emmanuel AdamolekunResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Carlo KhouryResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Fatima Elbasri Abuelgasim MohammedResearch and Education, Oli Health Magazine Organization, Kigali, Rwanda.
Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Rwanda Meteorological Service · RWBeirut Arab University · LBKaradeniz Technical University · TRMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USSaint Joseph University · LBUniversity of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Khartoum · SD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered globally and as a result, attention and resources for other diseases, such as Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), has declined. Despite a significantly lower incidence rate compared to COVID-19, CCHF has a considerably higher mortality rate at approximately 30%. Both diseases share symptoms such as headache, fever, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, sore throat, however they have different modes of transmission, mortality rates, and incubation periods. Public health professionals have faced several challenges when attempting to prevent and control the spread of both diseases and despite their differences, many of the prevention methods remain the same. These include increasing public awareness regarding avoiding contact with infected individuals and animals, training healthcare professionals in emergency and preparedness for disease outbreaks and increasing the investment in medical supplies and treatment to control the spread of both diseases.

Indexed as

COVID-19Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF)SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35223387
PMCPMC8858690
OpenAlexW4213157774

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