Epidemiology of COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, 2020 | Ghana Medical Journal

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Published:

Dec 31, 2020

DOI:

10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.3

Keywords:

COVID-19 Epidemiology pandemic Ghana geospatial

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Vol. 54 No. 4s (2020): COVID-19 Supplement

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Magdalene A. Odikro

GFELTP, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Ernest Kenu

GFELTP, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Keziah L. Malm

National Malaria Control Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

Disease Surveillance Department, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Charles L. Noora

GFELTP, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Charles L. Noora

GFELTP, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Joseph A. Frimpong

GFELTP, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Benedict Calys-Tagoe

Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana

Kwadwo A. Koram

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Abstract

Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that cause respiratory, hepatic and neurological diseases in domestic and wild animals, and humans. Among humans, six species of coronavirus have been identified to cause disease. Among these, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) are of zoonotic origin and have been known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreaks among humans.

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