[HTML][HTML] Modelling optimal vaccination strategy for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK

S Moore, EM Hill, L Dyson, MJ Tildesley… - PLoS computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted our vulnerability to novel infections. Faced with this
threat and no effective treatment, in line with many other countries, the UK adopted enforced …

[HTML][HTML] The potential public health consequences of COVID-19 on malaria in Africa

E Sherrard-Smith, AB Hogan, A Hamlet, OJ Watson… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
The burden of malaria is heavily concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where cases and
deaths associated with COVID-19 are rising. In response, countries are implementing …

The relatively young and rural population may limit the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Africa: a modelling study

BZ Diop, M Ngom, CP Biyong, JNP Biyong - BMJ global health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction A novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all regions of the
world. There is great uncertainty regarding how countries' characteristics will affect the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 control measures on social contacts and transmission in Kenyan informal settlements

M Quaife, K Van Zandvoort, A Gimma, K Shah… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Many low-and middle-income countries have implemented control measures
against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is not clear to what extent these …

COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya

SPC Brand, J Ojal, R Aziza, V Were, EA Okiro… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Policy decisions on COVID-19 interventions should be informed by a local, regional and
national understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

[HTML][HTML] Response strategies for COVID-19 epidemics in African settings: a mathematical modelling study

K Van Zandvoort, CI Jarvis, CAB Pearson, NG Davies… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background The health impact of COVID-19 may differ in African settings as compared to
countries in Europe or China due to demographic, epidemiological, environmental and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis and prediction of COVID-19 using SIR, SEIQR, and machine learning models: Australia, Italy, and UK cases

I Rahimi, AH Gandomi, PG Asteris, F Chen - Information, 2021 - mdpi.com
The novel coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, is a disease outbreak that was
first identified in Wuhan, a Central Chinese city. In this report, a short analysis focusing on …

[HTML][HTML] Mathematical modeling of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in Uganda: Implications of complacency and early easing of lockdown

JYT Mugisha, J Ssebuliba, JN Nakakawa, CR Kikawa… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Uganda has a unique set up comprised of resource-constrained economy,
social-economic challenges, politically diverse regional neighborhood and home to long …

[HTML][HTML] HIV testing amid COVID-19: community efforts to reach men who have sex with men in three Kenyan counties

MM Odinga, S Kuria, O Muindi, P Mwakazi… - Gates open …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In comparison to European and American countries, Kenya has been less impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic in terms of reported cases and mortalities. However, everyday life has …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of strict state measures on the epidemiologic curve of COVID-19 infection in the context of a developing country: a simulation from Jordan

KA Kheirallah, B Alsinglawi, A Alzoubi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global public health threat and caused a significant
number of severe cases that necessitated long hospitalization and overwhelmed health …