Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study

Marius Gilbert; Giulia Pullano; Francesco Pinotti; Eugenio Valdano; Chiara Poletto; Pierre‐Yves Boëlle; Éric D’Ortenzio; Yazdan Yazdanpanah; Serge Paul Eholié; Mathias Altmann; Bernardo Gutiérrez; Moritz U. G. Kraemer; Vittoria Colizza

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30411-6

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PreparednessBeijingTanzaniaVulnerability (computing)OutbreakEnvironmental healthChinaInternational Health RegulationsGeographySocioeconomicsEnvironmental protectionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Environmental planningPolitical scienceVirology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 395
Issue: 10227
Pages: 871-877
Citations: 1266
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                                    Marius Gilbert, 
                                
                                    Giulia Pullano, 
                                
                                    Francesco Pinotti
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 395
                            (10227)
                            , 871-877.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30411-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30411-6