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Cutaneous and Gastrointestinal Anthrax Out-break Caused by Handling Meat from Infected Carcass,…
Summary
On 15th May 2018, the District Health Officer (DHO) of Kween notified Ministry of health of a suspected case of anthrax in Ma- kutano, a nearby village to Kaplobotwo where an anthrax out- break had been confirmed in April, 2018.…
Policy and Programmatic Implications to Tuberculosis control in Schools following a Tuberculosis…
Summary
On 5 October 2017, the Ministry of Health National TB and Leprosy Program was notified of a possible tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in a boarding secondary school in Mukono District. Investigations revealed several students with…
Animal Anthrax outbreak caused by slaughtering infected carcasses on and or near the pastureland,…
Summary
In May 2018, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported human anthrax outbreak in Kiruhura District. Subsequent epidemiologic investigations confirmed link to animals. We conducted an investigation to assess the magnitude of anthrax…
Fatal Rift Valley Fever Outbreak Caused by Exposure to Sick Animals: Western and Central Uganda,…
1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala Uganda
Distribution of attempted suicide in Uganda, 2016-2017
Affiliation: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program
Incidence of Road Traffic Injuries in Kampala, Uganda, 2012–2016
Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda, 2Synergy America, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 3Makerere University School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Science and Disease Control, Kampala, Uganda…
Trends and Distribution of Pregnancy Related Maternal Sepsis Admissions, Uganda, 2013 – 2017
Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda
2 Reproductive Health Division, Ministry of Health
Summary
Maternal sepsis is the third most common direct cause of maternal mortality in Uganda but has…
Investigation of an imported case of Dengue fever, Uganda, November 2018
Affiliations: 1Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala, Uganda, 2Epidemiology Surveillance Division, Kampala, Uganda, 3Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala, Uganda
Summary
Dengue fever is under-recognized disease despite…
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…