@article{95821,
  author = {Aborode AT and Hasan MM and Jain S and Okereke M and Adedeji OJ and Karra-Aly A and Fasawe AS},
  title = {Impact of poor disease surveillance system on COVID-19 response in africa: Time to rethink and rebuilt},
  abstract = {Infectious disease outbreaks have long posed a public health threat, especially in Africa, where the incidence of infectious outbreaks has risen exponentially. Although, Africa has witnessed several outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such as Ebola virus disease and other epidemic-prone diseases, little attention has been given towards strengthening the health surveillance systems. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the region's already due to inefficient and ineffective health surveillance systems. However, the impact posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on health systems in the region has been catastrophic, it has also stressed the importance of rethinking and focusing on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we examine how Africa's poor disease surveillance systems affected the responses and strategies aimed at COVID-19 containment. To ensure early disease outbreak identification and prompt public health interventions in Africa, the current disease surveillance and response mechanisms must be strengthened.},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health},
  volume = {12},
  pages = {100841},
  publisher = {Elsevier BV},
  issn = {2213-3984},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398421001494/pdfft?md5=fc959aa79fcdc4d20df04f7b516e2d5a&pid=1-s2.0-S2213398421001494-main.pdf},
  doi = {10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100841},
  language = {eng},
}