The toll of COVID-19 on African children: A descriptive analysis on COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality among the pediatric population in Sub-Saharan Africa

The toll of COVID-19 on African children: A descriptive analysis on COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality among the pediatric population in Sub-Saharan Africa

Introduction: Few data on the COVID-19 epidemiological characteristics among the pediatric population in Africa exists. This paper examines the age and sex distribution of the morbidity and mortality rate in children with COVID-19 and compares it to the adult population in 15 Sub-Saharan African cou...

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Main Authors: Sabina Rodriguez Velásquez, Léa Jacques, Jyoti Dalal, Paolo Sestito, Zahra Habibi, Akarsh Venkatasubramanian, Benedict Nguimbis, Sara Botero Mesa, Cleophas Chimbetete, Olivia Keiser, Benido Impouma, Franck Mboussou, George Sie William, Nsenga Ngoy, Ambrose Talisuna, Abdou Salam Gueye, Cristina Barroso Hofer, Joseph Waogodo Cabore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Africa
Children
Morbidity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221006160

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