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cord-278011-15t6gyy7	John, Nitin Ashok	Implications of COVID-19 infections in sickle cell disease	2020-06-09		.txt	text/plain	1259	68	51	Nearly 2/3(rd) of the global burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) is found to be in sub-Saharan Africa. There is increased mortality risk in sickle cell disease patients in Africa due to associated complications such as acute chest syndrome, asthma, pulmonary emboli and sepsis. Around 2/3 rd of the sickle cell disease patients of the global burden reside in sub-Saharan Africa [1] . The additional financial burden of supporting health care management system in tackling COVID-19 impact at the same time preventing mortality rate of COVID-19 deaths is a matter of great concern in Africa [3] . They found that though morbidity and mortality were higher in children with sickle cell disease, these were reduced by early diagnosis and supportive care management. COVID-19 infections in SCD can also increase morbidity and mortality risk in these patients [8, 9] . Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality COVID-19 infection in patients with sickle cell disease	./cache/cord-278011-15t6gyy7.txt	./txt/cord-278011-15t6gyy7.txt