Dear Reader, Welcome to the third volume Issue 3 of the UQEB. In this issue, we present reports on investigations of suspected Black Water Fever in Manafwa District; a prolonged anthrax outbreak in Arua District, achievements of the Oral Cholera Vaccination campaign in Hoima District and notes from the field about a cluster of deaths in Malaba township in Tororo District. Also in the issue are policy briefs on: Integrating a suicide prevention strategy into the Mental Health Policy of Uganda and using the One-Health Approach to control tick-borne diseases among humans: A Case of recurrent Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever outbreaks in Uganda. In case you would like to access original references used in this issue. Feel free to contact us at: cnanziri@musph.ac.ug OR dkadobera@musph.ac.ug We will appreciate any feedback regarding the content and general outlook of this issue and look forward to hearing from you. We hope this will be both an informative and enjoyable reading to you. Thank You
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UNIPH Quarterly Epidemiological Bulletin (UQEB) Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018
Articles in this Issue Highlights Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018 Events in Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018
Reducing Mercury Exposure among the Artisanal Gold Miners using a modern gold processing technology:…
Executive summary
Currently there is no policy on the application of Mercury (Hg) in Artisanal Gold Mining (ASGM) and processing industries in Uganda. Hg is a toxic metal that can cause a variety of adverse health effects when exposed to…
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Control of tick-borne diseases among humans using the One-Health Approach: A case of recurrent Crime…
Executive summary
Currently there is no policy on the control of tick-borne diseases in livestock and humans yet ticks pose a serious threat to humans and the livestock industry in Uganda. Globally CCHF is the most widely occurring…
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Integration of Suicide Prevention Strategy into the Mental Health Policy in Uganda: Policy Brief
Executive summary
Uganda has a high suicide rate of 19/100,000 and was ranked 17th for suicide as cause of death worldwide and 4th in Africa. We analysed surveillance data reported from all levels of health facilities into the Health…
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Prolonged animal anthrax outbreak amplified by slaughtering infected carcasses on the pastureland…
Summary
In 2017, Uganda Ministry of Health reported a human anthrax outbreak in Arua District. Subsequent epidemiologic investigations conducted confirmed animals as the source of the infection.
We conducted an investigation to assess…
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Events in Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018
Upcoming Health Events | Volume 3 Issue 3 July-Sept 2018
The 4th National Field Epidemiology Conference, 2018
The Ministry of Health, Uganda and Makerere University School of Public Health is organizing the 4th National Field Epidemiology Conference. It will be held on Friday 02 November,…
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Editorial Team
Dr. Patrick K. Tusiime | Commissioner, National Disease Control, MoH Dr. Anne Nakinsige | Senior Medical Officer, Epidemiology & Surveillance Division, MoH Dr. Alex Riolexus Ario | Coordinator, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, MoH Mr. Daniel Kadobera | Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Pro- gram, MoH
Dr. Benon Kwesiga | Field Supervisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Pro- gram, MoH Dr. Carol Nanziri| PHFP Fellow, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program, MoH Ms. Esther Kisaakye| PHFP Fellow, Maternal and Child Health Services, MoH Dr. Fred Monje PHFP Fellow, National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Centre, MAAIF