Updated Surveillance Metrics and History of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2023) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Longitudinal Trend Analysis

• Main Authors: Alexander L Lundberg (Author), Alan G Soetikno (Author), Scott A Wu (Author), Egon A Ozer (Author), Sarah B Welch (Author), Maryann Mason (Author), Robert L Murphy (Author), Claudia Hawkins (Author), Yingxuan Liu (Author), Charles B Moss (Author), Robert J Havey (Author), Chad J Achenbach (Author), Lori A Post (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThis study updates the initial COVID-19 pandemic surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2020 by providing 2 additional years of data for the region. ObjectiveFirst, we aimed to measure whether there was an expansion or contraction in the pandemic in SSA when the World Health Organiz...