Dear Reader,
Welcome to the fifth volume of Issue 2 of the UQEB. 
In this issue, we present updates on Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak among livestock 
workers in Central Uganda; Distribution of tetanus in Uganda between 2012 and 2016; Analysis of 
Surveillance data to determine the distribution of Human Brucellosis in Uganda; Increasing cases 
of multidrug resistant tuberculosis associated with poor adherence to first-line anti-tuberculosis 
treatment in West Nile region of Uganda and evaluation of the surveillance system in Adjumani 
District Refugee Settlement also features in this issue. Three policy briefs have also featured in 
this issue; Improve adherence to malaria test results to achieve the test and treat policy, policy 
and programmatic implications to tuberculosis control in schools following a tuberculosis outbreak 
in a secondary school in Mukono District and routine mass vaccination of livestock to curb cutaneous 
anthrax outbreaks in Arua district of Uganda. 

In case you would like to access original references used in this issue, feel free to contact 
us at: patricia.eyu@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. Wishing you a happy new year.
Thank You