The Reported Few Cases and Deaths of Covid-19 Epidemic in Africa Are Still Data Too Questionable to Reassure About the Future of This Continent

Dente, Maria Grazia; Resti, C; Declich, Silvia; Putoto, Giovanni

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.613484

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“…Future waves are also likely. Alongside facing the lowest quality of health systems [9,191], the continent will be significantly challenged if it faces an excessive COVID-19 disease burden [192]. Estimates already show that many excess deaths, especially in the SSA region, will result not from COVID-19 but from disruptions in programs addressing malnutrition [193], HIV/AIDS [194], malaria [195], and maternal and child health deaths [32], along with interruptions in the implementation of immunization programs [196].…”

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What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

Wamai

Hirsch

Damme

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The differential spread and impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), across regions is a major focus for researchers and policy makers. Africa has attracted tremendous attention, due to predictions of catastrophic impacts that have not yet materialized. Early in the pandemic, the seemingly low African case count was largely attributed to low testing and case reporting. However, there is reason to consider that many African countries attenuated the spread and impacts early on. Factors explaining low spread include early government community-wide actions, population distribution, social contacts, and ecology of human habitation. While recent data from seroprevalence studies posit more extensive circulation of the virus, continuing low COVID-19 burden may be explained by the demographic pyramid, prevalence of pre-existing conditions, trained immunity, genetics, and broader sociocultural dynamics. Though all these prongs contribute to the observed profile of COVID-19 in Africa, some provide stronger evidence than others. This review is important to expand what is known about the differential impacts of pandemics, enhancing scientific understanding and gearing appropriate public health responses. Furthermore, it highlights potential lessons to draw from Africa for global health on assumptions regarding deadly viral pandemics, given its long experience with infectious diseases.

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What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

Wamai

Hirsch

Damme

et al. 2021

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“…A third wave may yet appear with more consequential morbidity and mortality impacts 185 especially as early government measures have been relaxed in many countries 21 . Facing the lowest quality of health systems 9,186 , the continent will be challenged if it faces an excessive COVID-19 disease burden 187 . Estimates already show that many excess deaths especially in the SSA region will result not from COVID-19 but from disruptions in programs fighting malnutrition 188 , HIV/AIDS 189 , malaria 190 , maternal and child health deaths 32 , and implementation of immunization programs 191 .…”

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What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa Despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

Wamai

Hirsch

Damme

et al. 2021

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COVID-19 differential spread and impacts across regions is a major focus for researchers and policy makers. Africa has attracted tremendous attention due to predictions of catastrophic impacts that have not yet materialized. Early in the pandemic, the seemingly low African case count was largely attributed to low testing and case reporting. However, there is also reason to consider that many African countries got out ahead of the virus early on. Factors explaining low spread include early government mandated lockdowns, community-wide actions, population distribution, social contacts, and ecology of human habitation. While recent data from seroprevalence studies posit more extensive circulation of the virus, continuing low COVID-19 burden may be explained by the demographic pyramid, prevalence of pre-existing conditions, trained immunity, genetics, and broader sociocultural dynamics. Though all these prongs contribute to the observed profile of COVID-19 in Africa, some provide stronger evidence than others. This review is important to expand what is known about the differential impacts of pandemics enhancing scientific understanding and gearing appropriate public health responses. Also, highlighting potential lessons the world may draw from Africa for global health on assumptions regarding deadly viral pandemics given its long experience with infectious diseases.

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“…The cases in the low-income countries faced some challenges in terms of availability of data (infected/death cases). hence, it is unclear if there is significant difference between the high-and low-income economies (Dante et al, 2021;Kani et al, 2020). Drawing from the infectious rate on the aged group, are the aged farmers (50 year and above) in the study area adhering to the safety rules than the younger farmers?…”

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How Covid-19 Pandemic Obstructed Maize Production Activities in Niger State of Nigeria

Ahmed¹

2022

JASD

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The fight against Covid-19 remains, as it continued to mutate into highly transmittable omicron variants. This study addresses the challenges faced by maize farmers in Niger state of Nigeria during and immediately after the early 2020 lockdown to offer recommendations on how to reduce the negative impact of the new variants containment policies. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. A simple random sampling technique was used in selecting household after which 248 maize farmers was extracted from the data. It was observed that the farmers were enlightened on the issues of Covid-19 and there is no significant difference between the elderly and the young farmers on adherence to the safety rules of Covid-19. The major obstruction to the production chain during the lockdown was the marketing of the maize crop, followed by the difficulties in accessing inputs for next production season. Despite the challenges, over half of the respondents chose to increase their farm production scale for the next season to take advantage of the increasing prices. The findings in this study have policy implication on maize farmers and other stakeholders in the value chain.

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The Reported Few Cases and Deaths of Covid-19 Epidemic in Africa Are Still Data Too Questionable to Reassure About the Future of This Continent

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

What Could Explain the Lower COVID-19 Burden in Africa Despite Considerable Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus?

How Covid-19 Pandemic Obstructed Maize Production Activities in Niger State of Nigeria

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