Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems
Abstract Every year, about 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths due to cholera are recorded globally, of which 54% were from Africa, reported in 2016. The outbreak and spread of cholera have risen exponentially particularly in Africa. Coupled with the recent emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVI...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:aa5abc5529b04cc08092c98d825a4901 2023-05-15T15:01:19+02:00 Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems Olivier Uwishema Melody Okereke Helen Onyeaka Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Deocles Donatus Zebadiah Martin Lawal Abdulwahab Oluwatomisin Melissa Mhanna Adesipe Olaoluwa Olumide Jeffrey Sun Irem Adanur 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00376-2 https://doaj.org/article/aa5abc5529b04cc08092c98d825a4901 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00376-2 https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147 doi:10.1186/s41182-021-00376-2 1349-4147 https://doaj.org/article/aa5abc5529b04cc08092c98d825a4901 Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2021) Cholera COVID-19 Africa Health system Double burden Pandemic Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00376-2 2022-12-31T10:04:22Z Abstract Every year, about 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths due to cholera are recorded globally, of which 54% were from Africa, reported in 2016. The outbreak and spread of cholera have risen exponentially particularly in Africa. Coupled with the recent emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) in Africa, the local health systems are facing a double burden of these infectious diseases due to their cumulative impact. In this paper, we evaluate the dual impact of cholera and COVID-19 in Africa and suggest plausible interventions that can be put in place to cushion its impact. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Medicine and Health 49 1 |
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Abstract Every year, about 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths due to cholera are recorded globally, of which 54% were from Africa, reported in 2016. The outbreak and spread of cholera have risen exponentially particularly in Africa. Coupled with the recent emergence of the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) in Africa, the local health systems are facing a double burden of these infectious diseases due to their cumulative impact. In this paper, we evaluate the dual impact of cholera and COVID-19 in Africa and suggest plausible interventions that can be put in place to cushion its impact. |
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Olivier Uwishema Melody Okereke Helen Onyeaka Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Deocles Donatus Zebadiah Martin Lawal Abdulwahab Oluwatomisin Melissa Mhanna Adesipe Olaoluwa Olumide Jeffrey Sun Irem Adanur |
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Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems |
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Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems |
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Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems |
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Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems |
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Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems |
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