@article{fdi:010080907,
  title = {{W}hat could explain the late emergence of {COVID}-19 in {A}frica ?},
  author = {{L}alaoui, {R}. and {B}akour, {S}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {V}erger, {P}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {D}evaux, {C}. and {P}radines, {B}. and {R}olain, {J}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}t the end of {N}ovember 2019, a novel coronavirus responsible for respiratory tract infections emerged in {C}hina. {D}espite drastic containment measures, this virus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ({SARS}-{C}o{V}-2), spread in {A}sia and {E}urope. {T}he pandemic is ongoing with a particular hotspot in southern {E}urope and {A}merica in spring 2020. {M}any studies predicted an epidemic in {A}frica similar to that currently seen in {E}urope and the {USA}. {H}owever, reported data do not confirm these predictions. {S}everal hypotheses that could explain the later emergence and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 ({COVID}-19) pandemic in {A}frican countries are being discussed, including the lack of health-care infrastructure capable of clinically detecting and confirming {COVID}-19 cases, the implementation of social distancing and hygiene, international air traffic flows, the climate, the relatively young and rural population, the genetic polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor, cross-immunity and the use of antimalarial drugs.},
  keywords = {{A}frica ; antimalarial drugs ; coronavirus disease 2019 ; malaria ; severe ; acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ew {M}icrobes and {N}ew {I}nfections},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {},
  pages = {100760 [12 ]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100760},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080907},
}