COVID-19 in Africa: Dampening the storm?
Open accessAbstract
The dampened course of COVID-19 in Africa might reveal innovative solutions
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The 4.3% prevalence in blood transfusion donors is in sharp contrast with the reported COVID-19 cases and deaths and supports the impression that disease may be attenuated in Africa.
“The 4.3% prevalence in blood transfusion donors is in sharp contrast with the reported COVID-19 cases and deaths and supports the impression that disease may be attenuated in Africa (7).”
From Seroprevalence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors (2021) · cites this paper as [7]
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Cites
Grifoni, A., Weiskopf, D., Ramirez, S. I., Mateus, J., Dan, J. M., Moderbacher, C. R., Rawlings, S. A., Sutherland, A., Premkumar, L., Jadi, R. S., et al. (2020) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.015 · Cited by 3,595 · see citing works
Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19
Liao, M., Liu, Y., Yuan, J., Wen, Y., Xu, G., Zhao, J., Cheng, L., Li, J., Wang, X., Wang, F., et al. (2020) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0901-9 · Cited by 2,614 · see citing works
Immunology of COVID-19: Current State of the Science
Vabret, N., Britton, G. J., Gruber, C., Hegde, S., Kim, J., Kuksin, M., Levantovsky, R., Malle, L., Moreira, A., Park, M. D., et al. (2020) · Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2020.05.002 · Cited by 1,623 · see citing works
COVID-19: immunopathology and its implications for therapy
Cao, X. (2020) · Nature Reviews Immunology · doi:10.1038/s41577-020-0308-3 · Cited by 1,609 · see citing works
Allergy, Parasites, and the Hygiene Hypothesis
Yazdanbakhsh, M., Kremsner, P. G., & van Ree, R. (2002) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.296.5567.490 · Cited by 1,527 · see citing works
Self-citationArts, R. J. W., Moorlag, S. J. C. F. M., Novakovic, B., Li, Y., Wang, S.-Y., Oosting, M., Kumar, V., Xavier, R. J., Wijmenga, C., Joosten, L. A. B., et al. (2018) · Cell Host & Microbe · doi:10.1016/j.chom.2017.12.010 · Cited by 1,190 · see citing works
The Commensal Microbiota and Viral Infection: A Comprehensive Review
Li, N., Ma, W., Pang, M., Fan, Q., & Hua, J.-L. (2019) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.01551 · Cited by 282 · see citing works
COVID-19 pandemic in west Africa
Martínez-Álvarez, M., Jarde, A., Usuf, E. A., Brotherton, H., Bittaye, M., Samateh, A. L., Antonio, M., Vives-Tomas, J., D’Alessandro, U., & Roca, A. (2020) · The Lancet Global Health · doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30123-6 · Cited by 224 · see citing works
Immune activation alters cellular and humoral responses to yellow fever 17D vaccine
Muyanja, E., Ssemaganda, A., Ngauv, P., Cubas, R. A., Perrin, H., Srinivasan, D., Canderan, G., Lawson, B., Kopycinski, J. T., Graham, A. S., et al. (2014) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci75429 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Helminth-induced IL-4 expands bystander memory CD8+ T cells for early control of viral infection
Rolot, M., Dougall, A. M., Chetty, A., Javaux, J., Chen, T., Xiao, X., Machiels, B., Selkirk, M. E., Maizels, R. M., Hokke, C. H., et al. (2018) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06978-5 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Self-citationChanges in immunological profile as a function of urbanization and lifestyle
Mbow, M., de Jong, S. E., Meurs, L., Mboup, S., Dièye, T. N., Polman, K., & Yazdanbakhsh, M. (2014) · Immunology · doi:10.1111/imm.12335 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Self-citationSmolen, K. K., Cai, B., Gelinas, L., Fortuno, E. S., Larsen, M., Speert, D. P., Chamekh, M., Cooper, P. J., Esser, M., Marchant, A., et al. (2014) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1400895 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Research works printed but not linked: 14
- M. Martinez-Alvarez et al., Lancet Glob. Health 8, 631 (2020).
- F. Mougeni et al., MedRxiv 10.1101/2020.05.19.20106914 (2020). · DOI
- X. Cao, Nat. Rev. Immunol. 20, 269 (2020).
- N. Vabret et al., Immunity 52, 910 (2020).
- K. Ng et al., bioRxiv 10.1101/2020.05.14.095414 (2020). · DOI
- A. Grifoni et al., Cell 181, 1489 (2020).
- R. J. W. Arts et al., Cell Host Microbe 23, 89 (2018).
- M. Rolot et al., Nat. Commun. 9, 4516 (2018).
- M. Yazdanbakhsh, P. G. Kremsner, R. van Ree, Science 296, 490 (2002).
- M. Liao et al., Nat. Med. 26, 842 (2020).
- K. K. Smolen et al., J. Immunol. 193, 3003 (2014).
- N. Li, W.-T. Ma, M. Pang, Q.-L. Fan, J.-L. Hua, Front. Immunol. 10, 1551 (2019).
- M. Mbow et al., Immunology 143, 569 (2014).
- E. Muyanja et al., J. Clin. Invest. 124, 3147 (2014).
Cited by
Sorted by citations
The first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a cross-sectional study
Salyer, S. J., Maeda, J. M., Sembuche, S. L., Kebede, Y., Tshangela, A., Moussif, M., Ihekweazu, C. A., Mayet, N. T., Abate, E., Ouma, A. E. O., et al. (2021) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00632-2 · Cited by 357 · see citing works
Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in low-income countries
Josephson, A., Kilic, T., & Michler, J. D. (2021) · Nature Human Behaviour · doi:10.1038/s41562-021-01096-7 · Cited by 344 · see citing works
Seroprevalence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors
Uyoga, S., Adetifa, I. M. O., Karanja, H. K., Nyagwange, J., Tuju, J., Wanjiku, P., Aman, R., Mwangangi, M., Amoth, P., Kasera, K., et al. (2021) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abe1916 · Cited by 328 · see citing works
COVID-19 deaths in Africa: prospective systematic postmortem surveillance study
Mwananyanda, L., Gill, C. J., MacLeod, W., Kwenda, G., Pieciak, R., Mupila, Z., Lapidot, R., Mupeta, F., Forman, L., Ziko, L., et al. (2021) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.n334 · Cited by 211 · see citing works
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective
Fronteira, I., Sidat, M., Magalhães, J. P., de Barros, F. P. C., Delgado, A., Correia, T., Daniel‐Ribeiro, C. T., & Ferrinho, P. D. L. G. M. (2021) · One Health · doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100228 · Cited by 126 · see citing works
Kassegn, A., & Endris, E. (2021) · Cogent Social Sciences · doi:10.1080/23311886.2021.1885122 · Cited by 112 · see citing works
Embracing Genetic Diversity to Improve Black Health
Oni‐Orisan, A., Mavura, Y., Banda, Y., Thornton, T. A., & Sebro, R. (2021) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmms2031080 · Cited by 110 · see citing works
Variation in SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks across sub-Saharan Africa
Rice, B. L., Annapragada, A. V., Baker, R. E., Bruijning, M., Dotse‐Gborgbortsi, W., Mensah, K., Miller, I. F., Motaze, N. V., Raherinandrasana, A. H., Rajeev, M., et al. (2021) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01234-8 · Cited by 101 · see citing works
Assefa, Y. A., Gilks, C. F., Reid, S. A., van de Pas, R., Gete, D. G., & Damme, W. V. (2022) · Globalization and Health · doi:10.1186/s12992-022-00805-9 · Cited by 109 · see citing works
Estimation and worldwide monitoring of the effective reproductive number of SARS-CoV-2
Huisman, J. S., Scire, J., Angst, D. C., Li, J., Neher, R. A., Maathuis, M. H., Bonhoeffer, S., & Stadler, T. (2022) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.71345 · Cited by 93 · see citing works
Development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines for those most vulnerable
Koff, W. C., Schenkelberg, T., Williams, T. M., Baric, R. S., McDermott, A. B., Cameron, C., Cameron, M. J., Frieman, M. B., Neumann, G., Kawaoka, Y., et al. (2021) · Science Translational Medicine · doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.abd1525 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Iesa, M. A. M., Osman, M. E. M., Hassan, M., Dirar, A. I., Abuzeid, N. M. K., Mancuso, J. J., Pandey, R., Mohammed, A. A., Borad, M. J., Babiker, H. M., et al. (2020) · New Microbes and New Infections · doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100817 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 IgG in Juba, South Sudan, 20201
Wiens, K. E., Mawien, P. N., Rumunu, J. P., Slater, D., Jones, F. K., Moheed, S., Caflisch, A. C., Bior, B. K., Jacob, I. A., Lako, R. L. L., et al. (2021) · Emerging infectious diseases · doi:10.3201/eid2706.210568 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Who should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination?
Russell, F. M., & Greenwood, B. (2021) · Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics · doi:10.1080/21645515.2020.1827882 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Guha, R., Mathioudaki, A., Doumbo, S., Doumtabé, D., Skinner, J., Arora, G., Siddiqui, S., Li, S., Kayentao, K., Ongoïba, A., et al. (2021) · PLoS Pathogens · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009430 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Abraha, H. E., Gessesse, Z., Gebrecherkos, T., Kiros, Y. K., Weldegiargis, A. W., Tequare, M. H., Luel, A., Zenebe, D., Gebremariam, G., Dawit, T. C., et al. (2021) · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.037 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Emmerich, P., Murawski, C., Ehmen, C., von Possel, R., Pekarek, N., Oestereich, L., Duraffour, S., Pahlmann, M., Struck, N. S., Eibach, D., et al. (2021) · Tropical Medicine & International Health · doi:10.1111/tmi.13569 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Watson, O. J., Alhaffar, M., Mehchy, Z., Whittaker, C., Akil, Z., Brazeau, N. F., Cuomo-Dannenburg, G., Hamlet, A., Thompson, H. A., Baguelin, M., et al. (2021) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22474-9 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Egypt's COVID-19 Recent Happenings and Perspectives: A Mini-Review
Saied, A. A., Metwally, A. A., Madkhali, N. A. B., Haque, S., & Dhama, K. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.696082 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Impacts of COVID-19 on Diverse Farm Systems in Tanzania and South Africa
Tripathi, H. G., Smith, H. E., Sait, S. M., Sallu, S. M., Whitfield, S., Jankielsohn, A., Kunin, W. E., Mazibuko, N., & Nyhodo, B. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13179863 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Antibiotic-Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens and COVID-19: The Pandemic beyond the Pandemic
Catalano, A. A., Iacopetta, D., Ceramella, J., PELLEGRINO, M. A., Giuzio, F., Marra, M., Rosano, C., Saturnino, C., Sinicropi, M. S., & Aquaro, S. (2023) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v15091843 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
High SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Mukwege, D. M., Byabene, A., Akonkwa, E. M., Dahma, H., Dauby, N., Cikwanine, J. P. B., Coadou, A. L., Montesinos, I., Bruyneel, M., Cadière, G., et al. (2021) · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1526 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in Four African Countries
Josephson, A., Kilic, T., & Michler, J. D. (2020) · World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks · doi:10.1596/1813-9450-9466 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Wangari, E. N., Gichuki, P., Abuor, A. A., Wambui, J., Okeyo, S. O., Oyatsi, H. T. N., Oriama, S. O., & Kulohoma, B. W. (2021) · AAS Open Research · doi:10.12688/aasopenres.13156.1 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Depressive and anxiety symptoms and COVID-19-related factors among men and women in Nigeria
Oginni, O. A., Oloniniyi, I. O., Ibigbami, O. I., Ugo, V., Amiola, A., Ogunbajo, A., Esan, O., Adelola, A., Daropale, O., Ebuka, M., et al. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256690 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Design of a FAIR digital data health infrastructure in Africa for COVID‐19 reporting and research
van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F. O., Stokmans, M. J. W., Mpezamihgo, M., Folorunso, S. O., Schultes, E., Basajja, M., Aktau, A., Amare, S. Y., Taye, G. T., et al. (2021) · Advanced Genetics · doi:10.1002/ggn2.10050 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Savinkina, A. A., Bilinski, A., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Paltiel, A. D., Rizvi, Z., Salomon, J. A., Thornhill, T. A., IV, & Gonsalves, G. (2022) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061752 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
What could explain the late emergence of COVID-19 in Africa?
Lalaoui, R., Bakour, S., Raoult, D., Verger, P., Sokhna, C., Devaux, C. A., Pradines, B., & Rolain, J. (2020) · New Microbes and New Infections · doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100760 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
From Artificial Intelligence Bias to Inequality in the Time of COVID-19
Luengo-Oroz, M. A., Aylett-Bullock, J., Pham, K. H., Lam, C. S. N., & Luccioni, A. S. (2021) · IEEE Technology and Society Magazine · doi:10.1109/mts.2021.3056282 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Bouba, Y., Tsinda, E. K., Fonkou, M. D. M., Mmbando, G. S., Bragazzi, N. L., & Kong, J. D. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.751197 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Borrega, R., Nelson, D. K. S., Koval, A. P., Bond, N. G., Heinrich, M. L., Rowland, M. M., Lathigra, R. B., Bush, D. J., Aimukanova, I., Phinney, W. N., et al. (2021) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v13112325 · Cited by 38 · see citing works
Mboussou, F., Kada, S., Danovaro-Holliday, M. C., Farham, B. L., Gacic-Dobo, M., Shearer, J., Bwaka, A. M., Amani, A., Ngom, R., Masembe, Y. V., et al. (2024) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines12020168 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Africa needs local solutions to face the COVID-19 pandemic
Boum, Y., Bebell, L. M., & Bisseck, A. C. (2021) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00719-4 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Abdella, S., Riou, S., Tessema, M., Assefa, A., Seifu, A., Blachman, A., Abera, A., Moreno, N., Irarrazaval, F., Tollera, G., et al. (2021) · EClinicalMedicine · doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100880 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Plotkin, M., Williams, K. M., Mbinda, A., Oficiano, V. N., Nyauchi, B., Walugembe, P., Keyes, E., Rawlins, B. J., McCarraher, D. R., & Chabikuli, O. N. (2022) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-022-12851-4 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Woodford, J., Sagara, I., Dicko, A., Zéguimé, A., Doucoure, M., Kwan, J., Zaidi, I., Doritchamou, J., Snow-Smith, M., Alani, N., et al. (2021) · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/infdis/jiab498 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Negotiating Intersecting Precarities: COVID-19, Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Africa
MacGregor, H., Leach, M., Akello, G., Babawo, L. S., Baluku, M., Desclaux, A., Grant, C., Kamara, F., Martineau, F., Mokuwa, E. Y., et al. (2022) · Medical Anthropology · doi:10.1080/01459740.2021.2015591 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Relationship of Test Positivity Rates with COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics
Furuse, Y., Ko, Y. K., Ninomiya, K., Suzuki, M., & Oshitani, H. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18094655 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Wolday, D., Tasew, G., Amogne, W., Urban, B. C., Schallig, H. D. F. H., Harris, V., & de Wit, T. F. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.614522 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
COVID-19 across Africa: Colonial Hangovers, Racial Hierarchies, and Medical Histories
Tilley, H. (2020) · Journal of West African History · doi:10.14321/jwestafrihist.6.2.0155 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Blackwell, A. D. (2022) · Annual Review of Anthropology · doi:10.1146/annurev-anthro-101819-110236 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Prevalence and functional profile of SARS-CoV-2 T cells in asymptomatic Kenyan adults
Samandari, T., Ongalo, J., McCarthy, K. D., Biegon, R. K., Madiega, P. A., Mithika, A., Orinda, J., Mboya, G. M., Mwaura, P., Anzala, O. A., et al. (2023) · Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1172/jci170011 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Systems Human Immunology and AI: Immune Setpoint and Immune Health
Lei, Y., & Tsang, J. S. (2025) · Annual Review of Immunology · doi:10.1146/annurev-immunol-090122-042631 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Africa’s contribution to the science of the COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Kana, M. A., LaPorte, R. E., & Jaye, A. (2021) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004059 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Self-citationGoverning COVID-19: analyzing the effects of policy responses on food systems in Tanzania
Mugabe, P. A., Renkamp, T. M., Rybak, C., Mbwana, H. A., Gordon, C., Sieber, S., & Löhr, K. (2022) · Agriculture & Food Security · doi:10.1186/s40066-022-00383-4 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
Effect of co-infection with parasites on severity of COVID-19Preprint
Gebrecherkos, T., Gessesse, Z., Kiros, Y. K., Gebreegzabher, A., Tasew, G., Abdulkader, M., Abraha, H. E., Desta, A. A., Hailu, A., Harris, V., et al. (2021) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2021.02.02.21250995 · Cited by 24 · see citing works
COVID-19, sustainable development and higher education: towards a recovery path
Filho, W. L. (2020) · International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education · doi:10.1108/ijshe-10-2020-0364 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Losso, J. N., Losso, M., Toc, M., Inungu, J. N., & Finley, J. W. (2021) · Plant Foods for Human Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s11130-021-00907-6 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Ojal, J., Brand, S. P. C., Were, V. O., Okiro, E. A., Kombe, I. K., Mburu, C., Aziza, R., Ogero, M. O., Agweyu, A., Warimwe, G. M., et al. (2022) · Wellcome Open Research · doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16748.2 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Adjobimey, T., Meyer, J., Terkeš, V., Parčina, M., & Hoerauf, A. M. (2022) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12916-022-02441-x · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
Abatan, B. O., Agboghoroma, O., Akemoke, F., Antonio, M., Awokola, B. I., Bittaye, M., Bojang, A., Bojang, K., Brotherton, H., Cerami, C., et al. (2021) · Emerging infectious diseases · doi:10.3201/eid2708.204954 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Self-citationThe Missing Millions: Uncovering the Burden of Covid‐19 Cases and Deaths in the African Region
McKay, T., Robinson, R. S., Musungu, S., Padi‐Adjirackor, N. A., & Angotti, N. (2024) · Population and Development Review · doi:10.1111/padr.12608 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Tsinda, E. K., & Mmbando, G. S. (2021) · Bulletin of the National Research Centre/Bulletin of the National Research Center · doi:10.1186/s42269-021-00589-9 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Gummerson, E., Cardona, C., Anglewicz, P. A., Zachary, B., Guiella, G., & Radloff, S. R. (2021) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260823 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Knowledge into the Practice against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study from Ghana
Yeboah, P. O., Daliri, D. B., Abdin, A. Y., Appiah-Brempong, E., Pitsch, W., Anto, B. P., Adusei, E. B. A., Razouk, A., Nasim, M. J., & Jacob, C. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182412902 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
COVID-19: The Ivermectin African Enigma
Guerrero, R., Bravo, L. E., Muñoz, E., Ardila, E. K. G., & Guerrero, E. (2020) · Colombia medica · doi:10.25100/cm.v51i4.4613 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Rakotonanahary, R. J. L., Andriambolamanana, H., Razafinjato, B., Raza-Fanomezanjanahary, E. M., Ramanandraitsiory, V., Ralaivavikoa, F. A., Aina, A. T., Rahajatiana, L., Rakotonirina, L., Haruna, J., et al. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.654299 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Sander, A., Yadouléton, A., Moreira‐Soto, A., Tchibozo, C., Hounkanrin, G., Badou, Y., Fischer, C., Krause, N., Akogbeto, P., de Oliveira-Filho, E. F., et al. (2021) · mSphere · doi:10.1128/msphere.00979-20 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Ojal, J., Brand, S. P. C., Were, V. O., Okiro, E. A., Kombe, I. K., Mburu, C., Aziza, R., Ogero, M. O., Agweyu, A., Warimwe, G. M., et al. (2021) · Wellcome Open Research · doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16748.1 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
COVID-19: Mechanistic Model of the African Paradox Supports the Central Role of the NF-κB Pathway
Kircheis, R., Schuster, M., & Planz, O. (2021) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v13091887 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Knowledge and Practice of Personal Protective Measures Against COVID-19 in Africa: Systematic Review
Kawuki, J., Chan, P. S.-F., Fang, Y., Chen, S., Mo, P. K. H., & Wang, Z. J. (2023) · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · doi:10.2196/44051 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Musanabaganwa, C., Cubaka, V. K., Mpabuka, E., Semakula, M., Nahayo, E., Hedt‐Gauthier, B., Ng, K. C. S., Murray, M. B., Kateera, F., Mutesa, L., et al. (2021) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004547 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Dorn, F., Lange, B., Braml, M., Gstrein, D., Nyirenda, J. L. Z., Vanella, P., Winter, J., Fuest, C., & Krause, G. (2022) · Economics & Human Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101198 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
The impact of age structure and vaccine prioritization on COVID-19 in West Africa
Taboe, H. B., Asare-Baah, M., Yesmin, A., & Ngonghala, C. N. (2022) · Infectious Disease Modelling · doi:10.1016/j.idm.2022.08.006 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Knowledge and awareness of health professionals towards telemedicine services in Northwest, Ethiopia
Assaye, B. T., Jemere, A. T., & Nigatu, A. M. (2022) · Digital Health · doi:10.1177/20552076221143250 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa
Bejon, P., Agweyu, A., Ochola‐Oyier, L. I., Hamaluba, M., Kamuya, D., Kinyanjui, S., & Barasa, E. (2025) · The Lancet Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00071-4 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Predictors of Mortality Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia
Ayana, G. M., Merga, B. T., Birhanu, A., Alemu, A., Negash, B., & Dessie, Y. (2021) · Infection and Drug Resistance · doi:10.2147/idr.s337699 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Memirie, S. T., Yigezu, A., Zewdie, S. A., Mirkuzie, A. H., Bolongaita, S., & Verguet, S. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260930 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Aylett-Bullock, J., Gilman, R. T., Hall, I., Kennedy, D. S., Evers, E. S., Katta, A., Ahmed, H., Fong, K. J., Adib, K., Ariqi, L. A., et al. (2022) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007822 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Eike, D., Hogrebe, M., Kifle, D., Tregilgas, M., Uppal, A., & Calmy, A. (2022) · Epidemiologia · doi:10.3390/epidemiologia3020023 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Assaye, B. T., & Shimie, A. W. (2022) · Informatics in Medicine Unlocked · doi:10.1016/j.imu.2022.101085 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Impact of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection on Immunoglobulin-IgG Cross-Reactivity
Alkhalifah, J. M., Seddiq, W., Alshehri, M. A., Alhetheel, A., Albarrag, A., Meo, S. A., Al‐Tawfiq, J. A., & Barry, M. A. (2023) · Vaccines · doi:10.3390/vaccines11030552 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Kohler, I. V., Kämpfen, F., Ciancio, A., Mwera, J., Mwapasa, V., & Kohler, H. (2021) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105753 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Moving forward: Recommendations to overcome existing structural racism
Brathwaite, S. A., West‐Livingston, L. N., Williams, D., Blakely, C. B., Rice, J. R., & Alabi, O. (2021) · Journal of Vascular Surgery · doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2021.03.053 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Mbow, M., Hoving, D., Cisse, M., DIALLO, I., Honkpéhèdji, Y. J., Huisman, W., Pothast, C. R., Jongsma, M. L. M., König, M. H., de Kroon, A. C., et al. (2024) · The Lancet Microbe · doi:10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.07.005 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Self-citationFavas, C., Jarrett, P., Ratnayake, R., Watson, O. J., & Checchi, F. (2021) · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.004 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Ongoma, V., Épule, T. É., Brouziyne, Y., Tanarhte, M., & Chehbouni, A. (2023) · Environment Development and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s10668-023-02956-0 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
A new measure of hygiene inequality applied to urban-rural comparison
Quispe-Coica, A., & Foguet, A. P. (2021) · International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health · doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113876 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
van Reisen, M., Oladipo, F. O., Mpezamihigo, M., Plug, R. B. F., Basajja, M., Aktau, A., Jati, P. H. P., Nalugala, R. M., Folorunso, S. O., Amare, S. Y., et al. (2022) · Data Intelligence · doi:10.1162/dint_e_00166 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Hodžić, A., de la Fuente, J., & Cabezas‐Cruz, A. (2020) · ACS Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00747 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Macroeconomic risks after a decade of microeconomic turbulence: South Africa (2007–2020)
Hausmann, R., Sturzenegger, F., Goldstein, P., Muci, F., & Barrios, D. (2022) · Working Paper Series · doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2022/134-1 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Conflicting COVID-19 excess mortality estimates
Moeti, M. R., Makubalo, L., Guèye, A. S., Baldé, T., Karamagi, H. C., Awandare, G. A., Thumbi, S. M., Zhang, F., Mutapi, F., & Woolhouse, M. E. J. (2023) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00112-5 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
Kusi, K. A., Frimpong, A., Partey, F. D., Lamptey, H., Amoah, L. E., & Ofori, M. F. (2021) · Open Research Africa · doi:10.12688/aasopenres.13196.2 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Usuzaki, T., Chiba, S., Shimoyama, M., Ishikuro, M., & Obara, T. (2020) · International Health · doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihaa088 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
MacGregor, H., Leach, M., Tshangela, A., Hrynick, T. A., Lees, S. S., Niederberger, E., Parker, M., Lorenzo, S. R., Rohan, H., Schmidt-Sane, M. M., et al. (2021) · Family Medicine and Community Health · doi:10.1136/fmch-2020-000709 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Kovacs, D., Mambule, I., Read, J. M., Kiran, A. M., Chilombe, M. B., Bvumbwe, T., Aston, S., Menyere, M., Masina, M., Kamzati, M., et al. (2024) · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1093/infdis/jiad587 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Responsible biology, aging populations and the 50th anniversary of the “War on Cancer”
Farrelly, C. (2021) · Biogerontology · doi:10.1007/s10522-021-09925-y · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Wolyec, S. T., Lupaka, D. M., Batina‐Agasa, S., Mbopi‐Kéou, F., & Bélec, L. (2022) · Tropical Medicine & International Health · doi:10.1111/tmi.13717 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
An Evolutionary Insight Into the Heterogeneous Severity Pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Raza, R. Z., & Abbasi, S. W. (2022) · Frontiers in Genetics · doi:10.3389/fgene.2022.859508 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Kearney, M. D., Bornstein, M., Fall, M., Nianogo, R. A., Glik, D. C., & Massey, P. M. (2022) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057914 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Dente, M. G., Resti, C., Declich, S., & Putoto, G. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.613484 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
SARS‐CoV‐2 infection rate in Antananarivo frontline health care workers, Madagascar
Ratovoson, R., Raberahona, M., Razafimahatratra, R., Randriamanantsoa, L., Andriamasy, H. E., Herindrainy, P., Razanajatovo, N. H., Andriamandimby, S. F., Rakotonaivo, A., Randrianarisaona, F., et al. (2022) · Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses · doi:10.1111/irv.13022 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Indulekha, K., Ritter, M., Pfarr, K. M., Klarmann‐Schulz, U., Debrah, A. Y., Debrah, L. B., Katawa, G., Wanji, S., Specht, S., Adjobimey, T., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Tropical Diseases · doi:10.3389/fitd.2023.1126173 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Mandala, W. L., & Liu, M. K. P. (2021) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.797117 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Parasitic worms affect virus coinfection: a mechanistic overview
Petrellis, G., Piedfort, O., Katsandegwaza, B., & Dewals, B. G. (2023) · Trends in Parasitology · doi:10.1016/j.pt.2023.02.007 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Self-citationKusi, K. A., Frimpong, A., Partey, F. D., Lamptey, H., Amoah, L. E., & Ofori, M. F. (2021) · Open Research Africa · doi:10.12688/aasopenres.13196.1 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Parker, W., Patel, E. M., Jirků‐Pomajbíková, K., & Laman, J. D. (2023) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.106167 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Kusi, K., Frimpong, A., Partey, F., Lamptey, H., Amoah, L., & Ofori, M. (2021) · AAS Open Research · doi:10.12688/aasopenres.13196.3 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Explaining the unexpected COVID-19 trends and potential impact across Africa.
Oduro‐Mensah, D., Oduro‐Mensah, E., Quashie, P. K., Awandare, G. A., & Okine, L. K. N. (2021) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.74363.1 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Woodford, J., Sagara, I., Kwan, J., Zéguimé, A., Zaidi, I., Attaher, O., Koné, M., Doritchamou, J., Renn, J. P., Maiga, M. H. A., et al. (2021) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.3802506 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
- Authors
- Mbow, M., Lell, B., Jochems, S. P., Cisse, B., Mboup, S., Dewals, B. G., Jaye, A., Dieye, A., & Yazdanbakhsh, M.
- Affiliations
- Cheikh Anta Diop University (SN)
- Centre de Recherche Médicales de Lambaréné (GA)
- Leiden University (NL)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (SN)
- University of Liège (BE)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Odontology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2020-08-07
- Volume
- 369
- Issue
- 6504
- Pages
- 624-626
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W3048062182
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- orbi.uliege.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, Africa, innovative approaches, public health response
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, Cytokine Release Syndrome, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Africa, Age Factors, Antibodies, Viral, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Immunity, Cellular, Pneumonia, Viral, T-Lymphocytes, Macrophages, Alveolar, Coronavirus Infections, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Pandemics
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
