Volume 1 Issue 2 Jan-March 2016

UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 1 Issue 2 Jan-March 2016

Dear Reader,
Welcome to the second issue of the UQEB Volume 1 Issue 2.
In this issue, we share with you some highlights such as the supplemental polio immunization
campaign, and a number of outbreaks responded to and investigated such as Rift Valley Fever
(RVF) in Kabale district, Podoconiosis, Measles among others. We also bring you an 
Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Northern Uganda  a very timely 
assessment as the country transitions to the bivalent Polio vaccine and also introduces the
inactivated Polio Vaccine. In case you would like to access references used in this issue,
feel free to contact us at: lnabukenya@yahoo.com OR ckihembo@musph.ac.ug. We will 
appreciate any feedback regarding the content and general outlook of this issue and we will
be delighted to hear from you. 
Thank you.

Articles in this Issue

Risk factors for Podoconiosis, Kamwenge District September 2015

In September 2015, following alerts of increased elephantiasis cases in Kamwenge District, we set out to confirm the diagnosis and identify risk factors for the illness to guide control efforts. Using standard case definitions we…
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Risk Factors for Measles Deaths in Children: Kyegegwa District, February-September 2015

Summary: On 18 August 2015, Kyegegwa District reported a cluster of 8 suspected measles deaths. We conducted an investigation to verify the cause, identify risk factors and inform control interventions. We conducted active community…
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A point-source Cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated water from a fenced lakeshore…

On 20th June 2015, Kasese District reported a cholera outbreak in a fishing village that had affected >30 persons. We investigated this outbreak to identify the mode of transmission and to recommend control measures. This cholera out-…
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An evaluation of the Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance system, Northern Uganda, 2012-2015

Summary: On 24th November 2014, two cases of circulating vaccine-derived polio were identified in South Sudan bordering Uganda to the North. We conducted a surveillance system evaluation to assess the completeness and timeliness of AFP re-…
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Cholera outbreak caused by drinking lake water contaminated by sewage in Kaiso, Hoima district.

Summary: This article presents a well investigated cholera outbreak which was controlled following recommendations based on field epidemiological evidence. In October 2015, a cholera outbreak was reported in Kaiso fishing village in Hoima…
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Editorial Team

Dr. Monica Musenero | 
ACHS , Epidemiology & Surveillance Division 

Dr. Nabukenya Immaculate | 
Epidemiologist, Epidemiology & Surveillance
Division 

Dr Alex Riolexus Ario | 
Ag. Director, Uganda National Institute of 
Public Health, MoH

Dr Kihembo Christine | 
FETP, Fellow Epidemiology & Surveillance 
Division

Lilian Bulage | 
FETP, Fellow, CPHL 

Dr. Ben Masiira | FETP, Fellow 
Epidemiology & Surveillance Division 

Allen E. Okullo |