Imperial College London
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ProfessorSimonTaylor-Robinson

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Visiting Professor
 
 
 
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Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Oleribe:2022:10.1353/hpu.2022.0005,
author = {Oleribe, O and Olawepo, O and Ezechi, O and Osita-Oleribe, P and Fertleman, M and Taylor-Robinson, S},
doi = {10.1353/hpu.2022.0005},
journal = {Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved},
pages = {33--46},
title = {Describing the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Nigeria: an analysis of the first year of the pandemic},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0005},
volume = {33},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We report the COVID-19 experience across Nigeria from March 2020 to March 2021. Demographics were obtained from Nigerian Center for Disease Control. By 21 March 2021, 161,737 people were confirmed positive for SARS-COV-2. Overall, testing rates were 0.8% of the population, with positivity rates of 9.6%, complete recovery rates without long-term sequelae of 91.4%, and case fatality rates of 1.3%. Most Nigerian regions contributed to figures for recent cases and deaths in 2021. The picture may change as testing is scaled-up to include community testing. Given so-called “pandemic fatigue” among the general population, various conspiracy theories being prevalent, and the recent introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, we assume that Nigeria is at a pivotal stage of the outbreak. Effort must be made by government to learn successful strategies in other countries to adapt to prevent a rise in case numbers and deaths.
AU  - Oleribe,O
AU  - Olawepo,O
AU  - Ezechi,O
AU  - Osita-Oleribe,P
AU  - Fertleman,M
AU  - Taylor-Robinson,S
DO  - 10.1353/hpu.2022.0005
EP  - 46
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1049-2089
SP  - 33
TI  - Describing the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Nigeria: an analysis of the first year of the pandemic
T2  - Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2022.0005
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/88137
VL  - 33
ER  -
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