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. 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):841-842.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30464-5. Epub 2020 Feb 27.

Looming threat of COVID-19 infection in Africa: act collectively, and fast

John N Nkengasong  1 , Wessam Mankoula  2
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Looming threat of COVID-19 infection in Africa: act collectively, and fast

John N Nkengasong et al. Lancet. .
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