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. 2022 Oct 21:4:1030427.
doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.1030427. eCollection 2022.

Scaling up artificial intelligence to curb infectious diseases in Africa

Idemudia Otaigbe  1
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Scaling up artificial intelligence to curb infectious diseases in Africa

Idemudia Otaigbe. Front Digit Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; artificial intelligence; governments; infectious diseases; opportunities; political will; scaling up.

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The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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