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cord-330717-uzrxtgrg	Gupta, Madhu	The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries	2020-07-01		.txt	text/plain	1840	96	40	We therefore propose research in three broad areas as urgently needed to inform responses in lowand middle-income countries: transmission patterns of SARS-CoV-2, the clinical characteristics of the disease, and the impact of pandemic prevention and response measures. Targeted research activities should be done to help mitigate the potential burden of COVID-19 in lowand middle-income countries without diverting the limited human resources, funding, or medical supplies from response activities. We propose three broad research questions to inform public health and policy responses to COVID-19 in LMICs: (1) how do the patterns of SARS-CoV-2 transmission differ in resource-poor settings? A more thorough understanding of the relationship between climate, seasonality, and virus transmissibility could provide insights into the potential course of the pandemic in LMICs that tend to be warmer and more humid, supporting preparedness and response efforts in these settings.	./cache/cord-330717-uzrxtgrg.txt	./txt/cord-330717-uzrxtgrg.txt