Egypt

A Comparative Hierarchical Data-Centric Approach to Monitor Social Permeability, Coping Potential and Social Vulnerability in Facing COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

July 15, 2023 Algeria, Egypt, MENA REGION, Morocco, Tunisia

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article considers social permeability, coping potential, and social vulnerability as the bases of assessment in a hierarchical independent approach to positioning 8 African countries (including Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria) with regards to their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Muslims’ Religious Lives, Mental Health and Views of Government

July 5, 2023 Egypt, MENA REGION, Saudi Arabia

Rice University’s Baker Institute This article studies the impact of COVID-19 on the religious lives, mental health, and government views of Muslims and finds that religion took on new and outsized importance for Muslims across Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Article

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A Comparison of COVID-19 between Egypt and the United Kingdom

July 2, 2023 Egypt

International Journal of Epidemiology and Health Sciences This article investigates alternative explanations for the far poorer outcome that COVID-19 caused in the United Kingdom as compared to Egypt, where the UK had over ten times the number of deaths per million of the population in comparison. Journal Article

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Association between Genetic Polymorphism, Severity, and Treatment Response among COVID-19 Infected Egyptian Patients

June 22, 2023 Egypt

Frontiers in Pharmacology This article investigates the relationship between the ACE-1, ACE-2, and TMPRSS2 genes single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) and the COVID-19 disease severity, treatment response, need for hospitalization, and ICU admission in Egyptian patients. Journal Article

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Resurgence of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Egypt Following Two Years of Decline during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outpatient Clinic Survey of Infants and Children, October 2022

June 5, 2023 Egypt

BMC Public Health This article aims to describe the epidemiology and clinical profile of Acute Respiratory infections caused by influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, estimate their burden, and identify changes in epidemiology associated with their resurgence after two years of low activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Study of Pulmonary Hypertension in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Transthoracic Echocardiography

June 1, 2023 Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology This article aims to examine Pulmonary Hypertension and altered right ventricular function by TTE (transthoracic echocardiography) in post-COVID-19 cases at Tanta Chest University Hospital. Journal Article

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Changes in Dietary Habits during COVID-19 Lockdown in Egypt: The Egyptian COVIDiet Study

May 25, 2023 Egypt

BMC Public Health This article investigates the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on dietary habits among the Egyptian population. Journal Article

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Epstein–Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus Coinfection in Egyptian COVID-19 Patients

May 23, 2023 Egypt

Egyptian Liver Journal This article measures the prevalence of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) coinfections in Egyptian COVID-19 patients with elevated liver enzymes. Journal Article

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Obesity as a Risk Factor for Severe Unfavorable Outcomes in COVID-19 Infected Adults: A Mini Review

May 22, 2023 Egypt

JOJ Internal Medicine This article from Ain Shams University in Cairo discusses the possible effects of COVID-19 infection on obese adults. Journal Article

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Excess Mortality and the Impact of COVID-19 in Egypt

May 17, 2023 Egypt

Middle East Council on Global Affairs This working paper represents an effort to more accurately assess the impact that COVID-19 has had in Egypt, at least in terms of deaths associated with the virus. Working Paper

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