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. 2021 Aug 7:11:03094.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03094. eCollection 2021.

Nigeria's race to zero COVID-19 cases: True disease burden or testing failure?

Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha  1   2   3 , Abubakar Ahmed Tijani  4   5 , Muftau Oyewo  1   4 , Ahmed Ibrahim  1 , Nusirat Elelu  6 , Oluwaseun Adeolu Ogundijo  2 , Emmanuel Awosanya  2 , Annamari Heikinheimo  7 , Victoria Olusola Adetunji  2
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Nigeria's race to zero COVID-19 cases: True disease burden or testing failure?

Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha et al. J Glob Health. .
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Daily incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria as of 9 May 2021 [2].
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