Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Infection Control, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Emerg Microbes Infect. 2020 Dec;9(1):1300-1308. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1775132.
The recently emerged novel coronavirus, "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)", caused a highly contagious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was first reported from Wuhan city in China in December, 2019, which in less than three months spread throughout the globe and was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th of March, 2020. So far, the ongoing pandemic severely damaged the world's most developed countries and is becoming a major threat for low- and middle-income countries. The poorest continent, Africa with the most vulnerable populations to infectious diseases, is predicted to be significantly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Therefore, in this review we collected and summarized the currently available literature on the epidemiology, etiology, vulnerability, preparedness and economic impact of COVID-19 in Africa, which could be useful and provide necessary information on ongoing COVID-19 pandemics in the continent. We also briefly summarized the concomitance of the COVID-19 pandemic and global warming.
新型冠状病毒（SARS-CoV-2）是一种最近出现的新型冠状病毒，引发了一种名为 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的高传染性疾病。该病毒于 2019 年 12 月首次在中国武汉市报告，不到三个月时间便在全球范围内传播，并于 2020 年 3 月 11 日被世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布为全球大流行。迄今为止，这场持续的大流行严重破坏了世界上最发达的国家，并成为中低收入国家的主要威胁。非洲是最容易受到传染病影响的最贫穷的大陆，预计将受到当前 COVID-19 疫情的严重影响。因此，在这篇综述中，我们收集并总结了目前关于非洲 COVID-19 的流行病学、病因、脆弱性、准备情况和经济影响的文献，这可能对非洲正在发生的 COVID-19 大流行有用并提供必要的信息。我们还简要总结了 COVID-19 大流行与全球变暖的同时发生。
