@article{van_Zandvoort_K-2020_93640,
title = {Response strategies for COVID-19 epidemics in African settings: a mathematical modelling study},
author = {van Zandvoort, K. and Jarvis, C. and Pearson, C. and Davies, N. and CMMID COVID-19 Working Group and Ratnayake, R. and Russell, T. and Kucharski, A. and Jit, M. and Flasche, S. and Eggo, R. and Checchi, F.},
month = {oct},
year = {2020},
abstract = {Background: The health impact of COVID-19 may differ in African settings as compared to countries in Europe or China due to demographic, epidemiological, environmental and socio-economic factors. We evaluated strategies to reduce SARS-CoV-2 burden in African countries, so as to support decisions that balance minimising mortality, protecting health services and safeguarding livelihoods.},
volume = {18},
issue = {1},
journal = {BMC Medicine},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01789-2},
}
