COVID-19 et épidémies
COVID-19 et autres épidémies (Ebola, choléra, mpox, fièvres de Lassa et jaune, Marburg) : surveillance, riposte, vaccination et effets sur les sociétés.
Critères d'inclusion : Documents publiés sur SPHAERO dont le titre ou les mots-clés contiennent l'un des termes suivants (mot entier, avec ses variantes) : covid, sars-cov-2, coronavirus, pandémi, pandemic, ebola, choléra, mpox, monkeypox, lassa, fièvre jaune, yellow fever, marburg. Composition recalculée chaque nuit.
Responsable : Équipe éditoriale SPHAERO. Composition mise à jour le 06/11/2026.
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Comparative evaluation of saliva and nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-qPCR among COVID-19 suspected patients at Jigjiga, Eastern Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) remains the recommended sample type for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) diagnosis. However, the collection …
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Medical professionals’ job satisfaction and telemedicine readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic: solutions to improve medical practice in Egypt
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted medical professionals' job satisfaction and was a call to adopt telemedicine. Finding out how …
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Burnout syndrome among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross sectional study in Monastir, Tunisia
BACKGROUND: Burnout syndrome may affect the safety of frontline healthcare care workers (HCW) and patients. We aimed to measure the …
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Occupational stress and burnout experience among healthcare workers compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a scoping review protocol
BACKGROUND: The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought an unprecedented burden on health systems and personnel globally. …
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Evaluation of a continuing professional development strategy on COVID-19 for 10 000 health workers in Ghana: a two-pronged approach
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for health systems worldwide. Since the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Ghana …
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Modelling the impact of stigmatisation of Ebola survivors on the disease transmission dynamics
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is one of the most highly stigmatised diseases in any affected country because of the disease's …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice towards yellow fever among nomadic populations: A cross-sectional study in yellow fever outbreak communities in Ghana
Despite the government and global health initiatives toward yellow fever epidemic control in Ghana, the country continues to witness sporadic …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of infection prevention and control among healthcare workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: a descriptive cross-sectional study in three Nigerian states
BACKGROUND: Emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic created unexpected challenges for health care workers. The global and national supply chain system …
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What, how and who: Cost-effectiveness analyses of COVID-19 vaccination to inform key policies in Nigeria
While safe and efficacious COVID-19 vaccines have achieved high coverage in high-income settings, roll-out remains slow in sub-Saharan Africa. By …
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Designing and fabrication of electrochemical nano-biosensor for the fast detection of SARS-CoV-2-RNA
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 caused a global panic among populations. Rapid diagnostic procedures for the virus are crucial for disease control. Thus, …
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Using telehealth to support community health workers in Uganda during COVID-19: a mixed-method study
BACKGROUND: At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local consortium in Uganda set up a telehealth approach that aimed …
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Rapid, early, and potent Spike-directed IgG, IgM, and IgA distinguish asymptomatic from mildly symptomatic COVID-19 in Uganda, with IgG persisting for 28 months
Introduction: Understanding how spike (S)-, nucleoprotein (N)-, and RBD-directed antibody responses evolved in mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 in Africa and …
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A plant-produced SARS-CoV-2 spike protein elicits heterologous immunity in hamsters
Molecular farming of vaccines has been heralded as a cheap, safe and scalable production platform. In reality, however, differences in …
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Green adherent degradation kinetics study of Nirmatrelvir, an oral anti-COVID-19: characterization of degradation products using LC–MS with insilico toxicity profile
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 virus sets up a global catastrophe, and countries all around the world made significant efforts to halt …
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A hybrid deep learning approach for COVID-19 detection based on genomic image processing techniques
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been spreading quickly, threatening the public health system. Consequently, positive COVID-19 cases must …
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Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era
BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy is a life-saving procedure whose outcomes may vary between hospitals based on disparities in their existing expertise. We …
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Earth-friendly-assessed silver-nanoparticles spectrophotometric method for rapid and sensitive analysis of Molnupiravir, an FDA-approved candidate for COVID-19: application on pharmaceutical formulation and dissolution test
Molnupiravir is the first oral direct-acting antiviral prodrug recently approved for the COVID-19 pandemic. Here and for the first time, …
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Characterization of tungiasis infection and morbidity using thermography in Kenya revealed higher disease burden during COVID-19 school closures
BACKGROUND: Tungiasis is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans. Female fleas penetrate the skin, …
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Cholera outbreak in some communities in North-East Nigeria, 2019: an unmatched case–control study
BACKGROUND: Cholera, a diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, transmitted through fecal contamination of water or food remains …
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MicroRNAs and cytokines as potential predictive biomarkers for COVID-19 disease progression
Abstract Host microRNAs can influence the cytokine storm associated SARS-CoV-2 infection and proposed as biomarkers for COVID-19 disease. In the …