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COVID-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 -

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 , coronavirus , speculation , virology , pandemic , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , 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.

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