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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2022

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Africa: Current Considerations and Future Projections.

Olubukola T Idoko, Effua Usuf, Uduak Okomo, Chizoba Wonodi, Kondwani Jambo, Beate Kampmann, Shabir Madhi, Ifedayo Adetifa

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Olubukola T IdokoFaculty of Infectious and Tropical disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Effua UsufFaculty of Infectious and Tropical disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Uduak OkomoFaculty of Infectious and Tropical disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Chizoba WonodiInternational Health, Health Systems Center, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Kondwani JamboViral Immunology Research Group, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi.
Beate KampmannFaculty of Infectious and Tropical disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Shabir MadhiSouth African Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ifedayo AdetifaFaculty of Infectious and Tropical disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBJohns Hopkins University · USMalawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme · MWSouth African Medical Research Council · ZA

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T008822/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The burden of severe Covid-19 has been relatively low in sib-Saharan Africa compared to Europe and the Americas. However, SARS-CoV-2 sero-prevalence data has demonstrated that there has been more widespread transmission than can be deduced from reported cases. This could be attributed to under reporting due to low testing capacity or high numbers of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in communities. Recent data indicates that prior SARS-CoV-2 exposure is protective against reinfection and that vaccination of previously SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals induces robust cross-reactive antibody responses. Considering these data, calls for a need for a re-think of the COVID-19 vaccination strategy in sub-Saharan African settings with high SARSCoV-2 population exposure but limited available vaccine doses. A potential recommendation would be to prioritize rapid and widespread vaccination of the first dose, while waiting for more vaccines to become available.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AfricaCOVID-19 VaccinesEuropeHumansUnited StatesCOVID-19 VaccinesAfricaburdenSARS-CoV-2vaccines

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PMID35749696
PMCPMC9376270
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