[HTML][HTML] Uganda's experience in Ebola virus disease outbreak preparedness, 2018–2019

JR Aceng, AR Ario, AN Muruta, I Makumbi… - Globalization and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Since the declaration of the 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC
on 1st Aug 2018, several neighboring countries have been developing and implementing …

[HTML][HTML] A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January–June …

SN Kabwama, L Bulage, F Nsubuga, G Pande… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan
Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one person and sickened dozens. We …

[HTML][HTML] Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings

L Nyakarahuka, TR Shoemaker… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction In October 2017, a blood sample from a resident of Kween District, Eastern
Uganda, tested positive for Marburg virus. Within 24 hour of confirmation, a rapid outbreak …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of yellow fever in central and southwestern Uganda, February–May 2016

L Kwagonza, B Masiira, H Kyobe-Bosa… - BMC infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background On 28 March, 2016, the Ministry of Health received a report on three
deaths from an unknown disease characterized by fever, jaundice, and hemorrhage which …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) core and support functions after the revitalisation of IDSR in Uganda from 2012 to 2016

B Masiira, L Nakiire, C Kihembo, E Katushabe… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Uganda is a low income country that continues to experience disease
outbreaks caused by emerging and re-emerging diseases such as cholera, meningococcal …

[HTML][HTML] Long term trends and spatial distribution of animal bite injuries and deaths due to human rabies infection in Uganda, 2001-2015

B Masiira, I Makumbi, JKB Matovu, AR Ario… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background In the absence of accurate data on trends and the burden of human rabies
infection in developing countries, animal bite injuries provide useful information to bridge …

Virological failure on first-line antiretroviral therapy; associated factors and a pragmatic approach for switching to second line therapy–evidence from a prospective …

P Kazooba, BN Mayanja, J Levin, B Masiira… - Pan African Medical …, 2018 - ajol.info
Introduction: We investigated factors affecting Virological failure (VF) on first line
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and evaluated a pragmatic approach to switching to second …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare workers' experiences regarding scaling up of training on integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) in Uganda, 2016: cross sectional …

L Nakiire, B Masiira, C Kihembo, E Katushabe… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy
was adopted as the framework for implementation of International Health Regulation (2005) …

[HTML][HTML] Modifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015

L Bulage, B Masiira, AR Ario, JKB Matovu… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak
occurred in Kampala, Uganda, with 10,230 suspected cases. During the outbreak, area …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for podoconiosis: Kamwenge district, western Uganda, September 2015

C Kihembo, B Masiira, WZ Lali… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Podoconiosis, a noninfectious elephantiasis, is a disabling neglected tropical disease. In
August 2015, an elephantiasis case-cluster was reported in Kamwenge District, western …