What could explain the late emergence of COVID-19 in Africa?

R. Lalaoui (1, 2) , S. Bakour (1, 2) , D. Raoult (1, 2) , P. Verger (2, 3, 4) , C. Sokhna (2, 4) , C. Devaux (1, 2, 5) , Barthélémy Pradines (2, 4) , J.-M. Rolain (1, 2)

1 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
2 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
3 ORS PACA - Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [Marseille]
4 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes
5 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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R. Lalaoui, S. Bakour, D. Raoult, P. Verger, C. Sokhna, et al.. What could explain the late emergence of COVID-19 in Africa?. New Microbes and New Infections, 2020, 38, pp.100760. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100760⟩. ⟨hal-03027692⟩