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1. Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia

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Baderinwa Abatan, Orighomisan Agboghoroma, Fatai Akemoke, Martin Antonio, Babatunde Awokola, Mustapha Bittaye, Abdoulie Bojang, Kalifa Bojang, Helen Brotherton, Carla Cerami, Ed Clarke, Umberto D’Alessandro, Thushan de Silva, Mariama Drammeh, Karen Forrest, Natalie Hofmann, Sherifo Jagne, Hawanatu Jah, Sheikh Jarju, Assan Jaye, Modou Jobe, Beate Kampmann, Buba Manjang, Melisa Martinez-Alvarez, Nuredin Mohammed, Behzad Nadjm, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Esin Nkereuwem, Davis Nwakanma, Francis Oko, Emmanuel Okoh, Uduak Okomo, Yekini Olatunji, Eniyou Oriero, Andrew M. Prentice, Charles Roberts, Anna Roca, Babanding Sabally, Sana Sambou, Ahmadou Samateh, Ousman Secka, Abdul Karim Sesay, Yankuba Singhateh, Bubacarr Susso, Effua Usuf, Aminata Vilane, and Oghenebrume Wariri

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Africa, The Gambia, transmission rate, disease burden, severity respiratory infections, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is evolving differently in Africa than in other regions. Africa has lower SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates and milder clinical manifestations. Detailed SARS-CoV-2 epidemiologic data are needed in Africa. We used publicly available data to calculate SARS-CoV-2 infections per 1,000 persons in The Gambia. We evaluated transmission rates among 1,366 employees of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG), where systematic surveillance of symptomatic cases and contact tracing were implemented. By September 30, 2020, The Gambia had identified 3,579 SARS-CoV-2 cases, including 115 deaths; 67% of cases were identified in August. Among infections, MRCG staff accounted for 191 cases; all were asymptomatic or mild. The cumulative incidence rate among nonclinical MRCG staff was 124 infections/1,000 persons, which is >80-fold higher than estimates of diagnosed cases among the population. Systematic surveillance and seroepidemiologic surveys are needed to clarify the extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Africa.

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2021
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2. Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia

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Ousman Secka, Charles Roberts, Nuredin Mohammed, Carla Cerami, Modou Jobe, Mamadou Ousmane Ndiath, Babatunde Awokola, Yekini Olatunji, Babanding Sabally, Abdoulie Bojang, Mariama Drammeh, Beate Kampmann, Sheikh Jarju, Bubacarr Susso, Assan Jaye, Abdul Karim Sesay, Anna Roca, Aminata Vilane, Orighomisan Agboghoroma, Sherifo Jagne, Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, Buba Manjang, Sana Sambou, Kalifa Bojang, Karen Forrest, Andrew M. Prentice, Effua Usuf, Eniyou Oriero, Fatai Akemoke, Yankuba Singhateh, Baderinwa Abatan, Helen Brotherton, Francis Oko, Natalie Hofmann, Uduak Okomo, Hawanatu Jah, Martin Antonio, Davis Nwakanma, Melisa Martinez-Alvarez, Ed Clarke, Oghenebrume Wariri, Emmanuel Okoh, Esin Nkereuwem, Behzad Nadjm, Thushan I de Silva, Umberto D'Alessandro, and Mustapha Bittaye

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Microbiology (medical), transmission rate, Epidemiology, Population, severity respiratory infections, coronavirus, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Asymptomatic, disease burden, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Environmental health, Pandemic, medicine, Humans, Cumulative incidence, viruses, education, Pandemics, Disease burden, SARS, education.field_of_study, Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia, Transmission (medicine), business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, Research, COVID-19, The Gambia, zoonoses, Infectious Diseases, coronavirus disease, Africa, Medicine, Gambia, medicine.symptom, business, Contact tracing, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is evolving differently in Africa than in other regions. Africa has lower SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates and milder clinical manifestations. Detailed SARS-CoV-2 epidemiologic data are needed in Africa. We used publicly available data to calculate SARS-CoV-2 infections per 1,000 persons in The Gambia. We evaluated transmission rates among 1,366 employees of the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG), where systematic surveillance of symptomatic cases and contact tracing were implemented. By September 30, 2020, The Gambia had identified 3,579 SARS-CoV-2 cases, including 115 deaths; 67% of cases were identified in August. Among infections, MRCG staff accounted for 191 cases; all were asymptomatic or mild. The cumulative incidence rate among nonclinical MRCG staff was 124 infections/1,000 persons, which is >80-fold higher than estimates of diagnosed cases among the population. Systematic surveillance and seroepidemiologic surveys are needed to clarify the extent of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Africa.

Published
2021

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