Epidemiological Comparison of Four COVID-19 Waves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, March 2020-January 2022.
John Otokoye OtshudiemaGervais Léon T FolefackJustus M NsioPlacide Mbala-KingebeniCathy H KakemaJoel B KosianzaAntoine K MfumuGuy N SaidiPatrice M KabongoRaphael OkumTshibambe N TshimbombuSteve Ahuka-MundekeHumphrey Cyprian KaramagiJean-Jacques T MuyembeAmédée Prosper DjiguimdePublished in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2022)
Despite fewer reported cases, the primary waves (first and second) of the COVID-19 pandemic in the DRC were more severe than the third and fourth waves, with each wave being associated with a new SARS-CoV-2 variant. Tailored public health and social measures, and resurgence monitoring are needed to control future waves of COVID-19.