Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorAbraham, Zephania S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date.available2021-05-12T09:16:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionFull Text Article available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-zen_US
dc.description.abstractCoronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains to be a global pandemic and cause of significant morbidity and mortality. Since the mode of transmission of the virus from one person to another is through respiratory droplets, saliva, and fomites, otorhinolaryngologists are highly exposed to COVID-19 while executing their daily functions. Examination of anatomic sites like the nose and throat exposes the otorhinolaryngologist to possible contact with bodily fluids from the patient. Such examination also requires maintenance of close contact with the patient further increasing the exposure risk. Despite the heightened odds of contracting COVID-19 infection during their routine practice, otorhinolaryngologists in Tanzania have continued managing patients while adhering to the available local guidelines aimed at protecting themselves and also the patients from COVID-19. The aim of this letter it to oversee the current status of otorhinolaryngology services in Tanzania during this era of COVID-19 pandemic.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbraham, Z. S. (2021). Otorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania. Tropical Medicine and Health, 49(1), 1-3.en_US
dc.identifier.issnDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-021-00317-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3039
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease-2019en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2en_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2en_US
dc.subjectOtorhinolaryngologyen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectCoronaen_US
dc.subjectLaryngectomyen_US
dc.titleOtorhinolaryngology services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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