[ Profils cliniques et épidémiologiques des enfants atteints du COVID-19 au Maroc ]
Volume 51, Issue 2, November 2020, Pages 53–60
Hind Ezzine1, Bouchaib Benbakhta2, Khalid Amrani3, Ahmed Rguig4, Samir Mounach5, Rabia Lahlaouti6, Zahra Dahbi7, Mohamed Berraho8, Mouad Mrabet9, and Mohamed Youbi10
1 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
2 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
3 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
4 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
5 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
6 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
7 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
8 Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie, Recherche Clinique et Santé Communautaire, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, BP 1893 Rte Sidi Harazem, Fès, Morocco
9 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
10 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: French
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Introduction: In December 2019, the COVID-19 disease, caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread worldwide. There is little information on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in pediatrics. Objectives: Describe the clinical and epidemiological profiles in children under 15 years of age with COVID-19 in Morocco. Methods: A series of cases of children under the age of 15 with COVID-19 nationwide were included from March 02 to May 03, 2020.All cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed by RT-PCR of samples taken from nasopharyngeal swabs. The epidemic curve was constructed based on the date of clinical investigation of the disease. Results: In the study cohort, 495 children were infected with SARS-Cov2, or 9.4% of all COVID-19 cases nationwide. Children therefore seem to be little affected by this virus. The mean age of these children was 7.3 ± 4.1 years, more than half of the cases (54.3%) were asymptomatic and 39.7% presented with a benign clinical picture. Symptoms common to admission were cough and fever which were the most frequent signs with 76% and 62% respectively. The average incubation period was 5 days and 81.9% of cases had an incubation period <7 days. Only one death was recorded in a 17 month old infant and the cure rate was 25.3% as of May 03, 2020. Conclusions: Infected children are generally asymptomatic or have relatively milder clinical symptoms than infected adults. We must attach importance to the detection, diagnosis and early treatment of infected children.
Author Keywords: Novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, children, Morocco.
Volume 51, Issue 2, November 2020, Pages 53–60
Hind Ezzine1, Bouchaib Benbakhta2, Khalid Amrani3, Ahmed Rguig4, Samir Mounach5, Rabia Lahlaouti6, Zahra Dahbi7, Mohamed Berraho8, Mouad Mrabet9, and Mohamed Youbi10
1 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
2 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
3 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
4 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
5 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
6 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
7 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
8 Laboratoire d'Epidémiologie, Recherche Clinique et Santé Communautaire, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, BP 1893 Rte Sidi Harazem, Fès, Morocco
9 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
10 Direction de l’Epidémiologie et de Lutte contre les maladies, Ministère de la santé, 71 Av. ibn Sina, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: In December 2019, the COVID-19 disease, caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in Wuhan, China, and quickly spread worldwide. There is little information on the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in pediatrics. Objectives: Describe the clinical and epidemiological profiles in children under 15 years of age with COVID-19 in Morocco. Methods: A series of cases of children under the age of 15 with COVID-19 nationwide were included from March 02 to May 03, 2020.All cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection have been confirmed by RT-PCR of samples taken from nasopharyngeal swabs. The epidemic curve was constructed based on the date of clinical investigation of the disease. Results: In the study cohort, 495 children were infected with SARS-Cov2, or 9.4% of all COVID-19 cases nationwide. Children therefore seem to be little affected by this virus. The mean age of these children was 7.3 ± 4.1 years, more than half of the cases (54.3%) were asymptomatic and 39.7% presented with a benign clinical picture. Symptoms common to admission were cough and fever which were the most frequent signs with 76% and 62% respectively. The average incubation period was 5 days and 81.9% of cases had an incubation period <7 days. Only one death was recorded in a 17 month old infant and the cure rate was 25.3% as of May 03, 2020. Conclusions: Infected children are generally asymptomatic or have relatively milder clinical symptoms than infected adults. We must attach importance to the detection, diagnosis and early treatment of infected children.
Author Keywords: Novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, children, Morocco.
Abstract: (french)
Introduction : En décembre 2019, la maladie COVID-19, causée par un nouveau coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) est apparue à Wuhan, en Chine, et s'est rapidement propagée dans le monde entier. Objectif : Décrire les profils cliniques et épidémiologiques chez les enfants de moins de 15 ans atteints du COVID-19 au Maroc. Méthodes : Une série de cas d’enfants de moins de 15 ans atteints de COVID-19 à l’échelle nationale ont été inclus du 02 mars au 03mai 2020.Tous les cas d’infection par le SRAS-CoV-2 ont été confirmés par RT-PCR d'échantillons prélevés sur des écouvillons nasopharyngés. Résultats : Dans la cohorte étudiée, 495 enfants ont été infectés par SARS-CoV2, soit 9.4% de l’ensemble des cas de COVID-19 au niveau national. Les enfants semblent donc peu touchés par ce virus. L’âge moyen de ces enfants était de 7,3±4,1 ans, plus de moitié des cas (54.3%) étaient asymptomatiques et 39.7% ont présenté un tableau clinique bénin. Les symptômes communs à l'admission étaient la toux et la fièvre qui représentaient les signes les plus fréquents avec respectivement 76% et 62%. La durée moyenne d’incubation était de 5 jours et 81.9% des cas avaient une période d’incubation <7 jours. Un seul décès a été enregistré chez un nourrisson de 17 mois et le taux de guérison était de 25.3% au 03 mai 2020. Conclusions : Les enfants infectés sont généralement asymptomatiques ou présentent des symptômes cliniques relativement plus légers que les adultes infectés. Nous devons attacher de l'importance à la détection, au diagnostic et au traitement précoce des enfants infectés.
Author Keywords: Nouveau Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, enfants, Maroc.
How to Cite this Article
Hind Ezzine, Bouchaib Benbakhta, Khalid Amrani, Ahmed Rguig, Samir Mounach, Rabia Lahlaouti, Zahra Dahbi, Mohamed Berraho, Mouad Mrabet, and Mohamed Youbi, “Clinical and epidemiological profiles of children with COVID-19 in Morocco,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 53–60, November 2020.
