Fighting COVID-19 in the West Africa after experiencing the Ebola epidemic

Gholizadeh, Pourya and Sanogo, Moussa and Oumarou, Amadou and Mohamed, Maad Nasser and Cissoko, Yacouba and Saliou Sow, Mamadou and Pagliano, Pasquale and Akouda, Patassi and Soufiane, Sid’Ahmed and Iknane, Akory Ag and Oury, Mamadou and Diallo, Safiatou and Köse, Şükran and Dao, Sounkalo and Samadi Kafil, Hossein (2021) Fighting COVID-19 in the West Africa after experiencing the Ebola epidemic. Health Promotion Perspectives, 11 (1). pp. 5-11. ISSN 2228-6497

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) dissemination occurred from December
2019 and quickly spread to all countries. Infected patients with COVID-19 have had a wide
range of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe illness. The most mortality was observed
in patients with underlying disease and over 45 years. World statistics have shown that the
COVID-19 outbreak is most expanded in Middle Eastern, West Asian, European, North, and
South American countries, and is least expanded in African countries. Therefore, the aim of the
paper was the evaluation of six African countries including Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Guinea,
Togo, and Djibouti to find why this disease is least expanded in African countries. Study
was conducted by Questioner for countries health organizers to define their different aspect
exposure and fight with COVID-19 including epidemiology, clinical aspects of the disease,
case definitions, diagnosis laboratory confirmation, and referral of cases by the portal of entry,
case management, and disease prevention in these countries. According to this opinion review,
due to the low international flights and low domestic travel, the spread, and prevalence of
COVID-19 was low and the return of the immigrants of these countries has caused the spread of
COVID-19 among these countries. Experience, preparation, and impact of previous infections
epidemic such as the Ebola virus epidemic would have beneficial, which have promoted certain
reflexes among people that cause low dissemination in these countries.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eprints AP open Archive > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 12 May 2023 09:15
Last Modified: 03 Jan 2024 06:58
URI: http://asian.go4sending.com/id/eprint/195

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