Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Moroccan Children

Fakiri, Karima El; Nassih, Houda; Sab, Imane Ait; Draïss, Ghizlane; Bouskraoui, M.

doi:10.1007/s13312-020-1958-8

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“…The scholarly literature on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food systems and consumption patterns has been so far mostly geographically biased; it focuses on Western and Southern Europe, North America, and China (30), while developing countries in general and those of the NENA region in particular, such as Morocco, have been overlooked. The analysis of the scholarly literature shows that most of the papers dealing with the COVID-19 emergency in Morocco focus on the dynamics of the spread of the virus as well as its health impacts (44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58). Other articles analyze the pandemic's socio-economic impacts in the kingdom (45,59).…”

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Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco

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Alongside the dramatic impact on health systems, eating, shopping, and other food-related habits may have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. This paper analyses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food shopping habits and food-related activities of a diverse sample of 340 adult consumers in Morocco. The study is based on an online survey conducted in Morocco from September 15 to November 5, 2020, utilizing a standardized questionnaire delivered in French and Arabic via Survey Monkey. The findings show that consumers' diet, shopping behavior, and food interactions have changed significantly. Indeed, the survey outcomes indicated (i) an increase in the consumption of local items owing to food safety concerns; (ii) an increase in online grocery shopping; (iii) a rise in panic buying and food hoarding; and (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities. The findings are expected to help guide Morocco's current emergency measures as well as long-term food-related policies.

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Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco

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“…There is a paucity of studies describing the epidemiology and clinical features of COVID‐19 among children in Africa. Of published studies, a relatively small number of children were studied, ranging from 34–1,439 23–25 . Findings from China, 7 Europe, 15 and North America, 19 where the majority of studies of COVID‐19 in children were conducted, may not be generalizable to countries such as South Africa where conditions such as malnutrition, childhood obesity, tuberculosis, HIV infection, or HIV exposure among children are more prevalent and background child mortality rates from other bacterial and viral infections are higher than other countries 26,27 .…”

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Epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and SARS‐CoV‐2 positive hospital admissions among children in South Africa

Kufa

Jassat

Cohen

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Influenza Resp Viruses

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Introduction: We describe epidemiology and outcomes of confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and positive admissions among children <18 years in South Africa, an upper-middle income setting with high inequality. Methods: Laboratory and hospital COVID-19 surveillance data, 28 January -19 September 2020 was used. Testing rates were calculated as number of tested for SARS-CoV-2 divided by population at risk; test positivity rates were calculated as positive tests divided by total number of tests. In-hospital case fatality ratio (CFR) was calculated based on hospitalized positive admissions with outcome data who The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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“…The commonest otorhinolaryngological symptom was cough, followed by sore throat and nasal discharge. Previous reviews 109 have revealed the commonest presenting symptoms in children to be fever (pooled prevalence of 51 per cent; 95 per cent CI = 45-57) and cough (pooled prevalence of 41 per cent; 95 per cent CI = [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47]. By comparison, the commonest otorhinolaryngological symptoms noted in adult patients, by Qiu et al, 110 were olfactory dysfunction (47 per cent), sneezing (27 per cent) and nasal congestion (19 per cent).…”

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of otorhinolaryngological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 in paediatric patients

Yadav

Singh²,

Meena

et al. 2022

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Background This meta-analysis provides a quantitative measure of the otorhinolaryngological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 in children. Methods A structured literature review was carried out using PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central, employing pertinent search terms. The statistical analysis was performed using Stata version 14.2 software, and the analysed data were expressed as the pooled prevalence of the symptoms with 95 per cent confidence intervals. Results The commonest symptoms noted were cough (38 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval = 33–42; I2 = 97.5 per cent)), sore throat (12 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval =10–14; I2 = 93.7 per cent)), and nasal discharge (15 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval = 12–19; I2 = 96.9 per cent)). Anosmia and taste disturbances showed a pooled prevalence of 8 per cent each. Hearing loss, vertigo and hoarseness were rarely reported. Conclusion Cough, sore throat and nasal discharge were the commonest otorhinolaryngological symptoms in paediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019. Compared with adults, anosmia and taste disturbances were infrequently reported in children.

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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Moroccan Children

Cited by 18 publications

References 9 publications

Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco

Exploring Household Food Dynamics During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Morocco

Epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and SARS‐CoV‐2 positive hospital admissions among children in South Africa

A systematic review and meta-analysis of otorhinolaryngological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 in paediatric patients

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