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26.3 %26.3% (N = 156) of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons had influenza-like symptoms.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

292 copiesMore than 292 copies of the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome were detected with 100% probability within 15 minutes in almost all tests.

GabonCOVID-19published 2022PLoS neglected tropical diseaseseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010964

1.4 %The mortality rate associated with COVID-19 was 1.4% among 837 patients in Gabon from March to June 2020.

GabonCOVID-19observed March to June 2020published 2021JAMA network openPubMeddocument of 10 observations

7.7 %Children accounted for 7.7% of SARS-CoV-2 positive persons.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

76.4 %76.4% of people who developed a humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 produced both anti-SARS-CoV-2 N-protein antibodies and anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-protein antibodies.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021BMC Research NotesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13104-021-05570-3

33.7 %Young adults accounted for 33.7% of SARS-CoV-2 positive persons.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

4.9 %11 patients (4.9%) had a QTc exceeding 60 ms at admission and exceeding 500 ms after 48 hours.

GabonCOVID-19published 2022Clinics and practiceeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

3 %SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Africa rose from 3.0% (95% CI 1.0% to 9.2%) in April-June 2020 to 65.1% (95% CI 56.3% to 73.0%) in July-September 2021.

GabonCOVID-19observed April-June 2020published 2022BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008793

92 casesOf 495 RT-PCR-positive COVID-19 cases, 92 were hospitalized at the Regional Hospital of Lambaréné in Gabon.

GabonCOVID-19observed 2020published 2022Medecine tropicale et sante internationalePubMeddocument of 6 observations

46 %The alpha VOC (B.1.1.7) increased by 46% in the Gabonese population between February and May 2021.

Gabonalpha VOC (B.1.1.7) · COVID-19observed February and May 2021published 2022International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the Internateurope_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.057

16.1 %Diabetes was present in 5 of 31 patients (16.1%) with severe COVID-19 symptoms.

GabonCOVID-19 · diabète (non précisé)observed March to June 2020published 2021JAMA network openPubMeddocument of 10 observations

60.7 %Among 809 SARS-CoV-2 samples screened by qRT-PCR in Gabon from March 2020 to September 2021, 491 (60.7%) remained negative for the variants sought.

GabonCOVID-19observed March 2020 to September 2021published 2022Frontiers in medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.3389/fmed.2022.877391

87.3 %More than 80% of respondents knew that COVID-19 could be transmitted by greeting infected people (87.3%).

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South-east Gabon.europe_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-299801/v1

68 %68% (N = 402) of SARS-CoV-2 infected persons were asymptomatic.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

75 %Three-quarters (3/4) of individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in Gabon developed neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021BMC Research NotesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13104-021-05570-3

58 %Hypertension represented 58% of recorded chronic diseases among SARS-CoV-2 infected subjects.

GabonCOVID-19 · hypertension artériellepublished 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

50 %Half of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive patients were cured within 14 days following the initiation of the anti-COVID-19 treatment protocol.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 23 observations

37,511 casesAs of December 8, 2021, Gabon reported a total of 37,511 cases of COVID-19.

GabonCOVID-19observed December 8, 2021published 2022Frontiers in medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 13 observationsDOI 10.3389/fmed.2022.877391

90 %The seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Estuaire province in Gabon was 90%.

GabonCOVID-19observed up to December 2021published 2024Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

21 daysThe average duration of hospitalization for COVID-19 patients at the Regional Hospital of Lambaréné was 21 ± 3 days.

GabonCOVID-19observed 2020published 2022Medecine tropicale et sante internationalePubMeddocument of 6 observations

396 msThe median baseline QTc interval was 396 ms.

GabonCOVID-19published 2022Clinics and practiceeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

33.333 %One-third (1/3) of the screened population in Gabon was exposed to SARS-CoV-2.

GabonCOVID-19published 2021BMC Research NotesOpenAlexdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13104-021-05570-3

1.39 aORLater stages of the pandemic were dominated by clade GRA, which disproportionately affected the elderly (≥70 years) with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.39.

Gabonclade GRA · COVID-19observed later stagespublished 2026Viruseseurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

8 casesAmong 253 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR and available thick blood smear in the LUH SiCOV from April to July 2020, 8 cases of malaria co-infection were identified.

GabonCOVID-19 · paludismeobserved April to July 2020published 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 6 observations

73 %Seventy-three percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gabon were asymptomatic.

GabonCOVID-19published 2022Epidemiology of first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, from March to April 2020, in Gaboneurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations