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Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Nigeria amidst prevailing socio-cultural beliefs and practices: Implication for COVID-19 transmission and way forward Elvis Efe Isere Adewale Moses Adejugbagbe Victoria Oladoyin Samuel AbionaEniye Nosa Omorogbe<p>Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with diverse range of cultural and religious beliefs and practices vis-à-vis health seeking behaviour. The country is currently one of the nations in the African region that is most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the active outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, this paper discussed how key socio-cultural beliefs and health behaviour coupled with pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic clinical presentation of COVID-19 cases could foster the spread of the disease and recommendations for control.</p> Archives of Preventive Medicine - Peertechz Publications 2020-08-25 Short Communication https://doi.org/10.17352/apm.000018 en Copyright © Elvis Efe Isere et al.