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Dispersal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lineages during the first epidemic wave in New York City
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
During the first phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, New York City rapidly became the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States. While molecular phylogenetic analyses have previously highlighted multiple introductions and ...
Dos and don’ts for mHealth-based clinical support among clinicians in South Africa: Results from a 1-day workshop
(South African Medical Association, 2021)
Digital technologies continue to penetrate the South African (SA) healthcare sector at an increasing rate. Clinician-to-clinician diagnostic
and management assistance through mHealth is expanding rapidly, reducing ...
A novel nano therapeutic using convalescent plasma derived exosomal (CPExo) for Covid-19: A combined hyperactive immune modulation and diagnostics
(Elsevier, 2021)
Extracellular vesicles like exosomes are important therapeutic tactics for treating COVID -19. By utilizing
convalescent plasma derived exosomes (CPExo) from COVID-19 recovered persistence could accelerate the
treatment ...
Functional landscape of SARS-CoV-2 cellular restriction
(Cell Press, 2021)
A deficient interferon (IFN) response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been implicated as a determinant of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To identify the molecular ...
Doctoral supervision and COVID-19: Autoethnographies from four faculty across three continents
(2021)
Doctoral students represent the fresh and creative intellectuals needed to address the many social, economic, political, health care, and education disparities that have been highlighted by the 2020 pandemic. Our work as ...
Risk factors for Covid-19 infection among healthcare workers. A first report from a living systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2022)
Health care workers (HCWs) are more than ten times more likely to be infected with coronavirus in-
fectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) than the general population, thus demonstrating the burden of COVID-
19 among HCWs. ...
Remediating Sub-Saharan airline challenges and limitations
(AOSIS, 2022)
Air transport connectivity to and within Africa is provided by both African and non-African airlines. These carriers are confronted by both intrinsic and extrinsic challenges, which constrain their ability to provide the ...
Perceived vulnerability to disease and the relationship with teacher satisfaction in South Africa during Covid-19: The serial role of burnout, role conflict, and ambiguity
(MDPI, 2022)
Teachers’ work roles and responsibilities have changed dramatically because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. These unprecedented changes have the potential to generate role stress and
burnout and reduce teachers’ job satisfaction. ...
Mathematical study of transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 with waning immunity
(AIMS Press, 2022)
The aim of this work is to provide a new mathematical model that studies transmission
dynamics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The model ...
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness studies in Nigeria: Quo vadis?
(International Society of Global Health, 2022)
The “lickety-split” development of COVID-19 vaccines 326 days from when the SARS-COV-2 virus was
first sequenced is indeed one of the public health successes of the 21st century. Particularly because an
18-month target ...