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Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study. |
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BACKGROUND: |
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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has spread from China to 25 countries. |
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Local cycles of transmission have already occurred in 12 countries after case importation. |
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In Africa, Egypt has so far confirmed one case. |
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The management and control of COVID-19 importations heavily rely on a country's health capacity. |
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Here we evaluate the preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against their risk of importation of COVID-19. |
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METHODS: |
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We used data on the volume of air travel departing from airports in the infected provinces in China and directed to Africa to estimate the risk of importation per country. |
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We determined the country's capacity to detect and respond to cases with two indicators: preparedness, using the WHO International Health Regulations Monitoring and Evaluation Framework; and vulnerability, using the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index. |
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Countries were clustered according to the Chinese regions contributing most to their risk. |
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FINDINGS: |
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Countries with the highest importation risk (ie, Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa) have moderate to high capacity to respond to outbreaks. |
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Countries at moderate risk (ie, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Angola, Tanzania, Ghana, and Kenya) have variable capacity and high vulnerability. |
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We identified three clusters of countries that share the same exposure to the risk originating from the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and the city of Beijing, respectively. |
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INTERPRETATION: |
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Many countries in Africa are stepping up their preparedness to detect and cope with COVID-19 importations. |
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Resources, intensified surveillance, and capacity building should be urgently prioritised in countries with moderate risk that might be ill-prepared to detect imported cases and to limit onward transmission. |
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FUNDING: EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, Agence Nationale de la Recherche. |