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Strengthening the maternal and child health responses to Ebola outbreaks in Uganda by Chowdhury, Melissa, Ouma, Joseph, Nakabembe, Eve, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Kirenga, Bruce, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Wayengera, Misaki, Le Doare, Kirsty, Sekikubo, Musa

“…During the Ugandan lockdown in response to COVID-19, we described an increase in the rate of infants with low birthweight, stillbirths, and preterm births due…”
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Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples by Nalumansi, Aminah, Lutalo, Tom, Kayiwa, John, Watera, Christine, Balinandi, Stephen, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Nakaseegu, Joweria, Olara, Denis, Odwilo, Emmanuel, Serwanga, Jennifer, Kikaire, Bernard, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Nabadda, Susan, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Atwine, Diane, Mwebesa, Henry, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Nsereko, Christopher, Cotten, Matthew, Downing, Robert, Lutwama, Julius, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…•High global demand for SARS-CoV-2 testing to identify COVID-19 cases.•qRT-PCR recommended diagnostic test but constraints such as cost prevent its…”
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Shifting transmission patterns of human mpox in South Kivu, DR Congo by Katoto, Patrick DMC, Muttamba, Winters, Bahizire, Esto, Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Kazadi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Lubambo, Gaston, Siangoli, Freddy Belesi, Bakamutumaho, Barnabas, Wayengera, Misaki, Mavungu Landu, Don Jethro, Mukadi-Bamuleka, Daniel, Mbala, Placide, Loeb, Mark, Kirenga, Bruce, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques

“…First reported in humans in 1970, there has since been renewed interest in the disease due to altered transmission and spread mechanisms, and the increased…”
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Improving the effectiveness of Field Epidemiology Training Programs: characteristics that facilitated effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Harris, Julie R, Kadobera, Daniel, Kwesiga, Benon, Kabwama, Steven N, Bulage, Lilian, Kyobe, Henry B, Kagirita, Atek A, Mwebesa, Henry G, Wanyenze, Rhoda K, Nelson, Lisa J, Boore, Amy L, Ario, Alex Riolexus

“…The global need for well-trained field epidemiologists has been underscored in the last decade in multiple pandemics, the most recent being COVID-19. Field…”
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Standard of care for viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs): a systematic review of clinical management guidelines for high-priority VHFs by Rigby, Ishmeala, Michelen, Melina, Dagens, Andrew, Cheng, Vincent, Dahmash, Dania, Harriss, Eli, Webb, Eika, Cai, Erhui, Lipworth, Samuel, Oti, Alexandra, Balan, Valeria, Piotrowski, Helen, Nartowski, Robert, Rojek, Amanda, Groves, Helen, Hart, Peter, Cevik, Muge, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Blumberg, Lucille, Fletcher, Tom E, Horby, Peter W, Jacob, Shevin T, Sigfrid, Louise

“…The Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda in 2022 showed our vulnerability to viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs). Although there are regular outbreaks of VHFs…”
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Main Routes of Entry and Genomic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2, Uganda by Bugembe, Daniel Lule, Kayiwa, John, Phan, My V T, Tushabe, Phiona, Balinandi, Stephen, Dhaala, Beatrice, Lexow, Jonas, Mwebesa, Henry, Aceng, Jane, Kyobe, Henry, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Lutwama, Julius, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Cotten, Matthew

“…We established rapid local viral sequencing to document the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 entering Uganda. Virus…”
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases diagnosed during an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, 2022-23 by Balinandi, Stephen, Mulei, Sophia, Whitmer, Shannon, Nyakarahuka, Luke, Cossaboom, Caitlin M, Shedroff, Elizabeth, Morales-Betoulle, Maria, Krapiunaya, Inna, Tumusiime, Alex, Kyondo, Jackson, Baluku, Jimmy, Namanya, Dianah, Torach, Calvin R, Mutesi, Joanita, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Pimundu, Godfrey, Muyigi, Tonny, Rowland, Jessica, Nsawotebba, Andrew, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Muwanguzi, David, Kadobera, Daniel, Harris, Julie R, Ario, Alex R, Atek, Kagirita, Kyobe, Henry B, Nabadda, Susan, Kaleebu, Pontiano, Mwebesa, Henry G, Montgomery, Joel M, Shoemaker, Trevor R, Lutwama, Julius J, Klena, John D

“…In September 2022, Uganda experienced an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD), mainly in central Uganda. As a result of enhanced surveillance activities for…”
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Sudan Virus Disease among Health Care Workers, Uganda, 2022 by Wailagala, Abdullah, Blair, Paul W., Kobba, Kenneth, Mubaraka, Kayiira, Aanyu-Tumukahebwa, Hellen, Kiiza, Daniel, Sekikongo, Musoke T., Klena, John D., Waitt, Peter, Bahatungire, Rony R., Kyobe, Henry S., Atwine, Diana, Adaku, Alex, Bongomin, Bodo, Kirenga, Bruce, Boore, Amy, Clark, Danielle V., Kaggwa, David, Gregory, Melissa, Kabweru, Wilberforce, Kayondo, Willy, Mbabazi, Stacy K., Kibuuka, Hannah, Kimuli, Ivan, Mulei, Sophie, Mutegeki, Michael, Emmanuel, Batibwe, Mwebesa, Henry, Naluyima, Prossy, Okello, Stephen, Tumusiime, Alex, Montgomery, Joel, Vasireddy, Vamsi, Olaro, Charles, Wayengera, Misaki, Lamorde, Mohammed

“…An Ebola outbreak occurred in Uganda in 2022. This letter reports transmission to health care workers in the nosocomial setting…”
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COVID-19 immune signatures in Uganda persist in HIV co-infection and diverge by pandemic phase by Cummings, Matthew J., Bakamutumaho, Barnabas, Lutwama, Julius J., Owor, Nicholas, Che, Xiaoyu, Astorkia, Maider, Postler, Thomas S., Kayiwa, John, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Muwanga, Moses, Nsereko, Christopher, Rwamutwe, Emmanuel, Nayiga, Irene, Kyebambe, Stephen, Haumba, Mercy, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Ocom, Felix, Watyaba, Benjamin, Kikaire, Bernard, Tomoiaga, Alin S., Kisaka, Stevens, Kiwanuka, Noah, Lipkin, W. Ian, O’Donnell, Max R.

“…Little is known about the pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection in sub-Saharan Africa, where severe COVID-19 fatality rates are among the highest in the world…”
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Early cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Uganda: epidemiology and lessons learned from risk-based testing approaches - March-April 2020 by Migisha, Richard, Kwesiga, Benon, Mirembe, Bernadette Basuta, Amanya, Geofrey, Kabwama, Steven N, Kadobera, Daniel, Bulage, Lilian, Nsereko, Godfrey, Wadunde, Ignatius, Tindyebwa, Tonny, Lubwama, Bernard, Kagirita, Atek A, Kayiwa, John T, Lutwama, Julius J, Boore, Amy L, Harris, Julie R, Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Ario, Alex Riolexus

“…On March 13, 2020, Uganda instituted COVID-19 symptom screening at its international airport, isolation and SARS-CoV-2 testing for symptomatic persons, and…”
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Leveraging the structures of the COVID-19 pandemic response for successful control of Ebola in Uganda by Kyobe Bosa, Henry, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Wayengera, Misaki, Kirenga, Bruce, Muttamba, Winters, Dawa, Jeanette, Breiman, Robert F., Osoro, Eric, Ngere, Isaac, Omaswa, Francis, Okware, Samuel, Kabanda, Richard, Mwebesa, Henry, Atwine, Diana, Woldemariam, Yonas Tegegn, Aceng, Jane Ruth

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Rapid Replacement of SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Delta and Subsequent Arrival of Omicron, Uganda, 2021 by Bbosa, Nicholas, Ssemwanga, Deogratius, Namagembe, Hamidah, Kiiza, Ronald, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Kayiwa, John, Lutalo, Tom, Lutwama, Julius, Ssekagiri, Alfred, Ssewanyana, Isaac, Nabadda, Susan, Kyobe-Bbosa, Henry, Giandhari, Jennifer, Pillay, Sureshnee, Ramphal, Upasana, Ramphal, Yajna, Naidoo, Yeshnee, Tshiabuila, Derek, Tegally, Houriiyah, San, Emmanuel J, Wilkinson, Eduan, de Oliveira, Tulio, Kaleebu, Pontiano

“…Genomic surveillance in Uganda showed rapid replacement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 over time by variants, dominated by Delta. However,…”
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Outbreak of yellow fever in central and southwestern Uganda, February-may 2016 by Kwagonza, Leocadia, Masiira, Ben, Kyobe-Bosa, Henry, Kadobera, Daniel, Atuheire, Emily B, Lubwama, Bernard, Kagirita, Atek, Katushabe, Edson, Kayiwa, John T, Lutwama, Julius J, Ojwang, Joseph C, Makumbi, Issa, Ario, Alex Riolexus, Borchert, Jeff, Zhu, Bao-Ping

“…On 28 March, 2016, the Ministry of Health received a report on three deaths from an unknown disease characterized by fever, jaundice, and hemorrhage which…”
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The case for preventive Ebola vaccination by Bosa, Henry Kyobe

“…With habitat destruction plus the heat, drought and other extreme weather brought on by the climate crisis, the animals that carry the virus will migrate,…”
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The west Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak: 10 years on by Kyobe Bosa, Henry, Kamara, Neema, Aragaw, Merawi, Wayengera, Misaki, Talisuna, Ambrose, Bangura, James, Mwebesa, Henry G, Katoto, Patrick D M C, Agyarko, Robert Kwame, Ihekweazu, Chikwe, Bousso, Abdoulaye, Joshua, Obasanya, Douno, Moussa, Fallah, Mosoka P, Squire, James Sylvester, Nyenswah, Tolbert Geewleh, Nelson, Thelma V, Maeda, Justin, Raji, Tajudeen, Traoré, Mamadou Souncalo, Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, Tegegn Woldemariam, Yonas, Djoudalbaye, Benjamin, Ngongo, Ngashi, Kasolo, Francis Chisaka, Mbala, Placide, Fall, Ibrahima Socé, Ouma, Ahmed Ogwell, Kaseya, Jean, Aceng, Jane Ruth

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Don’t wait for an Ebola outbreak to vaccinate people against it by Bosa, Henry Kyobe

“…The Ebola outbreak in Uganda was a wake-up call. We need preventive vaccination. The Ebola outbreak in Uganda was a wake-up call. We need preventive…”
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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with Severe COVID-19 in Uganda, 2020-2021 by Bakamutumaho, Barnabas, Lutwama, Julius J, Owor, Nicholas, Kayiwa, John, Kiconco, Jocelyn, Haumba, Mercy, Muwanga, Moses, Nsereko, Christopher, Rwamutwe, Emmanuel, Nayiga, Irene, Kyebambe, Stephen, Kyobe Bosa, Henry, Ocom, Felix, Watyaba, Benjamin, Kikaire, Bernard, Kisaka, Stevens, Kiwanuka, Noah, O'Donnell, Max R, Cummings, Matthew J

“…From March 22, 2020, to November 30, 2021, this study was carried out at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital (ERRH), a 200-bed public hospital in central…”
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Association of fluvoxamine with mortality and symptom resolution among inpatients with COVID-19 in Uganda: a prospective interventional open-label cohort study by Kirenga, Bruce J., Mugenyi, Levicatus, Sánchez-Rico, Marina, Kyobe, Henry, Muttamba, Winters, Mugume, Raymond, Mwesigwa, Eliya, Kalimo, Ezra, Nyombi, Vicky, Segawa, Ivan, Namakula, Loryndah Olive, Sekibira, Rogers, Kabweru, Wilberforce, Byanyima, Rosemary, Aanyu, Hellen, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline, Mwebesa, Henry G., Hoertel, Nicolas, Bazeyo, William

“…Prior research suggests that fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and major…”
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Health care worker carriage of drug-resistant bacteria and infection control practices at a tertiary care hospital in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey by Bulwadda, Daniel, Kakooza, Francis, Waswa, John Paul, Kyobe, Henry Bosa, Sembatya, Moses, Kiggundu, Reuben

“…Introductionbacterial carriage by health care workers (HCWs) is a major risk factor for transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Often, these…”
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How to prepare for the next inevitable Ebola outbreak: lessons from West Africa by Bosa, Henry Kyobe, Kamara, Neema, Aragaw, Merawi, Wayengera, Misaki, Katoto, Patrick D M C, Ihekweazu, Chikwe, Fallah, Mosoka P, Douno, Moussa, Agyarko, Robert Kwame, Mbala, Placide, Traoré, Mamadou Souncalo, Talisuna, Ambrose, Bangura, James, Mwebesa, Henry G, Bousso, Abdoulaye, Joshua, Obasanya, Squire, James Sylvester, Nyenswah, Tolbert, Nelson, Thelma V, Maeda, Justin, Olu, Olushayo Oluseun, Woldemariam, Yonas Tegegn, Djoudalbaye, Benjamin, Ngongo, Alain Ngashi, Raji, Tajudeen, Kasolo, Francis Chisaka, Fall, Ibrahima Socé, Ouma Ogwell, Ahmed, Aceng, Jane Ruth, Kaseya, Jean

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