Less Severe Cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Co-infection or a Recent History of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Be Protective?

Less Severe Cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Co-infection or a Recent History of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Be Protective?

Sub-Saharan Africa has generally experienced few cases and deaths of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition to other potential explanations for the few cases and deaths of COVID-19 such as the population socio-demographics, early lockdown measures and the possibility of under reporting, we...

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Main Authors: Allan Kalungi, Eugene Kinyanda, Dickens Howard Akena, Pontiano Kaleebu, Innocent M. Bisangwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
SARS–CoV-2
COVID-19
Plasmodium falciparum infection
co-infection
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.565625/full

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