The COVID-19 pandemic in francophone West Africa: from the first cases to responses in seven countries

• Main Authors: E. Bonnet (Author), O. Bodson (Author), F. Le Marcis (Author), A. Faye (Author), N. E. Sambieni (Author), F. Fournet (Author), F. Boyer (Author), A. Coulibaly (Author), K. Kadio (Author), F. B. Diongue (Author), V. Ridde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In early March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit West Africa. In response, countries in the region quickly set up crisis management committees and implemented drastic measures to stem the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The objective of this article is to analyse the epidemiologica...