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Volume 2
Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Outbreaks caused by Coxsackievirus A24 in Three Prisons, Gulu…
Lydia Nakiire1, J.A. Atuhairwe1, B. Masiira1, D. Kadobera1, I Makumbi2, A.R. Ario1
Rapid Assessment of HIV Service Delivery in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Yumbe District, March 2017
Summary
Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe District North Western Uganda was opened in August 2016, to resettle refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan. It currently shelters 272,000 refugees. We assessed HIV prevention and care…
Cluster Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Illness in Kampala, February 2017
Summary
An outbreak of acute flu like illness was reported on 22nd Feb to Ministry of Health. The index case was an expatriate working for a multinational company in Kampala. He developed symptoms of acute fever and headache after a return…
Improvement in reporting and monitoring of Public Health Events following introduction of…
Summary
Electronic-based surveillance systems offer a novel and developing means of detecting and monitor- ing conditions of public health concern, including emerging infectious diseases. We have discussed and demonstrated the improvement…
Suspected Cholera Outbreak associated with Drinking Unsafe River Water in Panyimur and Parombo…
Summary
On the 10th February 2017, Nebbi District Health Officer notified the Ministry of Health of a suspected cholera outbreak that had affected 117 people. We conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the outbreak, identify…
International Accreditation of Central Public Health Laboratories
Two laboratories at the Central Public Health Laboratory, namely the Early Infant Diagnosis Laboratory and the Viral Load Laboratory, were on February 02nd 2017 ac- credited to international standards (ISO 15189 / 2012) by The South African…
Experience of an Entrant on the PHFP-FET
The journey of this fellowship program began on 16th January, 2017 and it is an honor to be part of this life changing experience. Even though it is just at the beginning, about four months down the road, it has been both an exciting and…
A measles outbreak propagated by children congregating at water collection points: Mayuge District,…
Summary
On 12 October, 2016 a measles outbreak was reported in Mayuge district. We investigated the outbreak to determine its extent, risk factors, evaluate vaccination coverage and vaccine effectiveness, and recommend evidence-based…
Outbreak of metam sodium poisoning at a flower farm: Central Uganda, October 2016
Summary
In October, 2016, an out of a mysterious disease, presenting with fainting and vomiting, affected 80 workers at flower farm X in Central Uganda. We investigated to identify the disease’s nature and recommend evidence-based…
A False Reported Typhoid Outbreak due to Inadequacies in Typhoid Surveillance
Summary
The Health Management Information System reported 1549 cases of typhoid fever in 2015 and 1743 in 2016 in Nakaseke District. The Uganda Ministry of Health has provided surveillance case definitions on typhoid fever to districts;…