Reconciling model predictions with low reported cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Madagascar

Reconciling model predictions with low reported cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from Madagascar

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc globally with particular concerns for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where models suggest that the majority of the population will become infected. Conventional wisdom suggests that the continent will bear a higher burden of COVID-19 for the same reasons it suffers from other i...

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Main Authors: Michelle V. Evans, Andres Garchitorena, Rado J. L. Rakotonanahary, John M. Drake, Benjamin Andriamihaja, Elinambinina Rajaonarifara, Calistus N. Ngonghala, Benjamin Roche, Matthew H. Bonds, Julio Rakotonirina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
covid-19
madagascar
infectious disease modelling
non-pharmaceutical interventions
age-structured contacts
outbreak response
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1816044

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1816044

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