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African Children and COVID-19

Until recently it was thought that the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, was less severe in children. Now as more cases can be studied, that prognosis is less likely to be true. The number of cases overall in Africa is still lower than the rest of the world, with 36,857 cases reported by the Africa CDC as… Continue reading African Children and COVID-19

Published April 30, 2020
Categorized as Children, Measles, Mortality, Surveillance Tagged Africa, immunization

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bbbriegerBill Tropical Health@bbbrieger·
25 Jan

Other #mosquito species, like #Aedes albopictus & Aedes aegypti, can transmit diseases like #dengue, #yellowfever #chikungunya. But unlike others, #Aedes_vittatus capable of carrying nearly all of most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases, except for malaria. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210115-aedes-vittatus-a-mosquito-that-carries-zika-and-dengue

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bbbriegerBill Tropical Health@bbbrieger·
25 Jan

https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/25/in-a-major-setback-merck-to-stop-developing-its-two-covid-19-vaccines-and-focus-on-therapies/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=356c4680e3-MR_COPY_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-356c4680e3-149920777
#Merck said Monday it will stop developing both of the current formulations of the #Covid19 #vaccines the company was working on, citing inadequate immune responses to the shots.

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bbbriegerBill Tropical Health@bbbrieger·
25 Jan

survey of #attitudes towards #Covid19 #vaccination in #SouthAfrica shows a higher proportion of the population is willing to be vaccinated than suggested by other recent studies. About two-thirds of the population definitely or probably want the vaccine.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-24-a-hesitant-nation-survey-shows-potential-acceptance-of-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-south-africa/

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RSTMHRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene@RSTMH·
25 Jan

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on #malaria intervention coverage, morbidity, and mortality in Africa: a geospatial modelling analysis. https://bit.ly/3iD8UBG #globalhealth @TheLancetInfDis

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bbbriegerBill Tropical Health@bbbrieger·
24 Jan

World Health Organization @WHO is warning that #conflict in #Ethiopia’s northern #Tigray province and the consequent disruption of health services could lead to the spread of deadly diseases there. #malaria #measles #malnutrition
https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-tigray/who-warns-diseases-spreading-tigray-because-conflict

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