What could be the potential reasons for relatively low coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) fatality rates in Africa? The case for Ethiopia

J Glob Health. 2021 Apr 17:11:03057. doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03057.

Authors

Taddese Alemu Zerfu^{1

2}, Amare Abera Tareke³

Affiliations

¹ International livestock research institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya.
² Global Academy of Agriculture & Food Security (GAAFS), University of Edinburgh, UK.
³ Physiology unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Air Pollution / prevention & control*
COVID-19* / immunology
COVID-19* / mortality
Developing Countries
Ethiopia
Humans
Non-Smokers*
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
Temperature*