Open AccessCOVID-19 and tuberculosis in South Africa: A dangerous combination
Author(s) -
Jody Boffa,
Tsholofelo Mhlaba,
Giorgia Sulis,
Sizulu Moyo,
Zolelwa Sifumba,
Madhukar Pai,
Amrita Daftary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i5.14747
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , tuberculosis , speculation , coronavirus , virology , pandemic , human settlement , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , geography , archaeology , economics , macroeconomics
There has been much speculation during the past week about the catastrophe that awaits once coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) establishes itself in the poorest communities of South Africa (SA) and, importantly, in informal settlements. Evidence to date suggests that COVID-19 is efficiently passed from infected individuals via large droplets and hard-surface fomites.