Viral infections amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Implications and recommendations.
Olivier UwishemaIrem AdanurAbdulhammed Opeyemi BabatundeMohammad Mehedi HasanOsman Kamal Osman ElmahiKolawole Barakat OlajumokeAbdullahi Tunde AborodeNzeribe EmmanuellaAna Carla Dos Santos CostaShoaib Ahmad ShakhesMohammad Yasir EssarPublished in: Journal of medical virology (2021)
Viral infections have been on the rise for the past decades. The impact of the viruses worsened amidst the pandemic burdening the already overwhelmed health care system in African countries. This article sheds light on how the coronavirus together with the already existing viral infections, some of which re-emerged, impacted the continent. The strategies in place such as immunization, education, will have to be strengthened in all African countries to reduce the burden. Furthermore, governments can further collaborate with other countries in creating guidelines to reduce co-infection of the diseases.