Author: Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi; Costa, Ana Carla dos Santos; Xenophontos, Eleni; Mohanan, Parvathy; Bassey, Esther Edet; Ahmad, Shoaib; Essar, Mohammad Yasir
Title: Lassa fever and COVIDâ€19 in Africa: A double crisis on the fragile health system Cord-id: txajtv11 Document date: 2021_7_6
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Snippet: Lassa fever is an acute zoonotic disease endemic in the African continent. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated this situation, as it has increased the fragility of African health systems and redirected resources from other diseases to fight the pandemic. Associated with this, the similarity of symptoms between lassa fever and COVID-19 led to the misdiagnosis of both diseases and the lack of epidemiological control of these on the continent. Multidisciplinary measures involving the multiple sphe
Document: Lassa fever is an acute zoonotic disease endemic in the African continent. The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated this situation, as it has increased the fragility of African health systems and redirected resources from other diseases to fight the pandemic. Associated with this, the similarity of symptoms between lassa fever and COVID-19 led to the misdiagnosis of both diseases and the lack of epidemiological control of these on the continent. Multidisciplinary measures involving the multiple spheres of society are indispensable to deal with the challenges of the endemic lassa fever during COVID-19 pandemic and in a post-COVID era. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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