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Impact of COVID-19 in Africa vastly underestimated warn researchers

Impact of COVID-19 in Africa vastly underestimated warn researchers
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COVID-19 in Africa is severely underestimated, finds Zambia study by Boston University

E-Mail A new study concluding out of Lusaka, Zambia last summer has found that as many as 19% (almost 1 in 5) of recently-deceased people tested positive for COVID-19. A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study in Lusaka, Zambia s capital, challenges the common belief that Africa somehow dodged the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings indicate that low numbers of reported infections and deaths across Africa may simply be from lack of testing, with the coronavirus taking a terrible but invisible toll on the continent. Published in The BMJ, the study found that at least 15% and as many as 19% of recently-deceased people arriving at Lusaka s main morgue over the summer had the coronavirus, peaking at 31% in July. Despite most having had COVID symptoms, few were tested before death.

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Vauxhall Ellesmere Port donates 70 computers to support students with home learning

VAUXHALL S Ellesmere Port plant has donated 70 refurbished laptops and desktop computers to support students with remote learning. The equipment is no longer being used by staff at the North Road factory so the carmaker has split them between six local schools and educational institutions. With the majority of students reverting to remote learning as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the laptops and desktop computers have been donated to benefit those who may not have access to one of their own. The recipients of the refurbished equipment are: Rivacre Valley Primary School, Ellesmere Port The Catholic High School, Chester

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Vanderbilt, Zambia Researchers Find Delirium in Hospitalized Patients Linked to Mortality, Disability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Wesley Ely, MD, MPH, co-director of the Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship Center at VUMC and senior author. Newswise Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration of delirium predicted both mortality and disability at six months after discharge, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. Working with partners in Zambia, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers evaluated 711 hospitalized critically ill patients; delirium occurred in 48.5%. The findings shed light on the impact of delirium on a patient’s recovery and even whether a patient is likely to live or die.

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Duration of delirium in critically ill patients predicts mortality and disability

Duration of delirium in critically ill patients predicts mortality and disability Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is widespread in critically ill patients in lower resourced hospitals, and the duration of delirium predicted both mortality and disability at six months after discharge, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. Working with partners in Zambia, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers evaluated 711 hospitalized critically ill patients; delirium occurred in 48.5%. The findings shed light on the impact of delirium on a patient s recovery and even whether a patient is likely to live or die. There have been limited data on the prevalence and outcomes of delirium in low- and middle-income countries, despite there being high numbers of critically ill patients. The mitigation of delirium and post-acute support of patients with delirium is a growing public health concern in the U.S. and Europe as the number of patients in intensive care units surged

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