Spatiotemporal prevalence of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 variants in Africa
This study offers a detailed overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Strengthening the capacity of health institutions across African countries is essential for the timely detection of new SARS-CoV-2 variants and, consequently, for preparedness against future COVID-19 pandemics and other potentially infectious disease outbreaks.
Authors
- Xiaoping Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-7711)
- Canjun Zheng
- Liping Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-0418)
- Alie Brima Tia
- Michael K. Abdulai
- Dong-Lin Liang
- Zhiguo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4904-4878)
- Tingting Tian
- Kang Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4289-8341)
- Qi Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4727-1337)
- Cao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-9855)
Institutions
- Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Shanghai Institute of Hematology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1526727
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.74
Funders
- Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control