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Review

Arbovirus and Its Potential to Lead the Next Global Pandemic from Sub-Saharan Africa: What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19?

by
Elizabeth N. Mbim
1,
Uwem Okon Edet
2,*,
Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu
3,
Francisca O. Nwaokorie
4,
Asanga Effiong Edet
5,
Ayo Owolabi
2 and
Mboto Clement I
6
1
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Arthur Jarvis University, Brigadier Dan Archibong Drive, Ikot Effanga Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria
2
Department of Biological Sciences (Microbiology), Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Arthur Jarvis University, Brigadier Dan Archibong Drive, Ikot Effanga Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria
3
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Arthur Jarvis University, Brigadier Dan Archibong Drive, Ikot Effanga Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria
4
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, 12003, Lagos State, Nigeria
5
Department of Chemical Sciences (Biochemistry), Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Arthur Jarvis University, Brigadier Dan Archibong Drive, Ikot Effanga Akpabuyo, Cross River State, Nigeria
6
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B 1115, Etta Agbo Rd, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
GERMS 2022, 12(4), 538-547; https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2022.1358
Submission received: 29 June 2022 / Revised: 25 October 2022 / Accepted: 31 December 2022 / Published: 31 December 2022
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Abstract

Risk and predisposing factors for viral zoonoses abound in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region with significant public health implications. For several decades, there have been several reports on the emergence and re-emergence of arbovirus infections. The lifetime burden of arboviral diseases in developing countries is still poorly understood. Studies indicate significant healthcare disruptions and economic losses attributed to the viruses in resource-poor communities marked by impairment in the performance of daily activities. Arboviruses have reportedly evolved survival strategies to aid their proliferation in favorable niches, further magnifying their public health relevance. However, there is poor knowledge about the viruses in the region. Thus, this review presents a survey of zoonotic arboviruses in SSA, the burden associated with their diseases, management of diseases as well as their prevention and control, mobility and determinants of infections, their vectors, and co-infection with various microorganisms. Lessons learned from the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic coupled with routine surveillance of zoonotic hosts for these viruses will improve our understanding of their evolution, their potential to cause a pandemic, control and prevention measures, and vaccine development.
Keywords: arboviruses; vectors; transmission; sub-Saharan Africa; pandemic; epicentre; COVID-19 arboviruses; vectors; transmission; sub-Saharan Africa; pandemic; epicentre; COVID-19

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Mbim, E.N.; Edet, U.O.; Okoroiwu, H.U.; Nwaokorie, F.O.; Edet, A.E.; Owolabi, A.; I, M.C. Arbovirus and Its Potential to Lead the Next Global Pandemic from Sub-Saharan Africa: What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19? GERMS 2022, 12, 538-547. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2022.1358

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Mbim EN, Edet UO, Okoroiwu HU, Nwaokorie FO, Edet AE, Owolabi A, I MC. Arbovirus and Its Potential to Lead the Next Global Pandemic from Sub-Saharan Africa: What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19? GERMS. 2022; 12(4):538-547. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2022.1358

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Mbim, Elizabeth N., Uwem Okon Edet, Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu, Francisca O. Nwaokorie, Asanga Effiong Edet, Ayo Owolabi, and Mboto Clement I. 2022. "Arbovirus and Its Potential to Lead the Next Global Pandemic from Sub-Saharan Africa: What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19?" GERMS 12, no. 4: 538-547. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2022.1358

APA Style

Mbim, E. N., Edet, U. O., Okoroiwu, H. U., Nwaokorie, F. O., Edet, A. E., Owolabi, A., & I, M. C. (2022). Arbovirus and Its Potential to Lead the Next Global Pandemic from Sub-Saharan Africa: What Lessons Have We Learned from COVID-19? GERMS, 12(4), 538-547. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2022.1358

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