Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Elsaftawy, E., Wassef, R., Amin, N. (2021). Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?. EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), 7-14. doi: 10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098
Enas Elsaftawy; Rita Wassef; Noha Amin. "Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 1, 2021, 7-14. doi: 10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098
Elsaftawy, E., Wassef, R., Amin, N. (2021). 'Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?', EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), pp. 7-14. doi: 10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098
Elsaftawy, E., Wassef, R., Amin, N. Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 14(1): 7-14. doi: 10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098

Can endemic parasitic diseases and/or vectors play a role in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Parasitologists United Journal
Article 2, Volume 14, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 7-14    PDF (663.28 K)
Document Type: Review Article
DOI: 10.21608/puj.2021.52193.1098
Authors
Enas Elsaftawy1; Rita Wassef* 2; Noha Amin3
1Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University & Armed Forces College of Medicine
2Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine ,Helwan University , Cairo, Egypt
3Departments of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Abstract
COVID-19 is a novel single-stranded RNA virus responsible for the preliminary outbreak of viral pneumonia
in China that progressed rapidly into a pandemic. To our knowledge, the possible benefits, or detriments
of the co-existence of endemic parasitic infections and vectors, especially in the old world, haven’t been
considered. In this review, we aimed to introduce several inquiries in this concern
Keywords
COVID-19; parasites; parasitic infections; vectors
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