Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis services in sub-Saharan Africa

doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30305-8

. 2020 Nov;5(11):966-967.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30305-8. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis services in sub-Saharan Africa

Maud Lemoine¹, Jin Un Kim², Gibril Ndow³, Sulayman Bah⁴, Karen Forrest⁴, John Rwegasha⁵, Marielle Bouyou⁶, Delphine Napon⁷, Sosthene Somda⁸, Appolinaire Sawadogo⁹, Roger Sombie⁸, Yusuke Shimakawa¹⁰

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¹ Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK. Electronic address: m.lemoine@imperial.ac.uk.
² Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
³ Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK; Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
⁴ Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
⁵ Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania.
⁶ Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Tropical Medicine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon.
⁷ Département de Médicine, CHU Bodogodo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁸ Département d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁹ Département de Médicine, CHU Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
¹⁰ Unité d'Épidémiologie des Maladies Émergentes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

PMID: 32950107
PMCID: PMC7498470
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30305-8

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral hepatitis services in sub-Saharan Africa

Maud Lemoine et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;5(11):966-967.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30305-8. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK. Electronic address: m.lemoine@imperial.ac.uk.
² Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK.
³ Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, London W2 1NY, UK; Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
⁴ Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
⁵ Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania.
⁶ Department of Parasitology, Mycology and Tropical Medicine, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon.
⁷ Département de Médicine, CHU Bodogodo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁸ Département d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁹ Département de Médicine, CHU Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
¹⁰ Unité d'Épidémiologie des Maladies Émergentes, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.

PMID: 32950107
PMCID: PMC7498470
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30305-8

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[1] Roberton T, Carter ED, Chou VB. Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8:e901–e908. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Roberton T, Carter ED, Chou VB. Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020;8:e901–e908. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Gupta N, Desalegn H, Ocama P. Converging pandemics: implications of COVID-19 for the viral hepatitis response in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020;5:634–636. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Gupta N, Desalegn H, Ocama P. Converging pandemics: implications of COVID-19 for the viral hepatitis response in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020;5:634–636. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Wilhelm JA, Helleringer S. Utilization of non-Ebola health care services during Ebola outbreaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Glob Health. 2019;9 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Wilhelm JA, Helleringer S. Utilization of non-Ebola health care services during Ebola outbreaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Glob Health. 2019;9 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Huber C, Finelli L, Stevens W. The economic and social burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in west Africa. J Infect Dis. 2018;218:S698–S704. - PubMed

[8] Huber C, Finelli L, Stevens W. The economic and social burden of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in west Africa. J Infect Dis. 2018;218:S698–S704. - PubMed

[9] Cooke GS, Andrieux-Meyer I, Applegate TL. Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019;4:135–184. - PubMed

[10] Cooke GS, Andrieux-Meyer I, Applegate TL. Accelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019;4:135–184. - PubMed

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