Publications by authors named "Anatol M Byaruhanga"
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- * A study in Uganda involving 2867 individuals revealed a 15-year gap between peak water contact and infection ages, showing minimal correlation between individual water contact and infection rates.
- * Key findings include that adults often have higher water contact than children, with factors like age, occupation, and proximity to water bodies influencing contact patterns, highlighting the need for targeted interventions in at-risk groups.
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- Tick-borne diseases (TBDs) are a major health risk in both military and civilian contexts, heavily impacting low- and middle-income countries due to economic losses and tick management challenges.
- A study in Uganda's Cattle Corridor identified 4,425 hard ticks across seven species, with significant variations in species abundance and distribution based on season and location.
- The research found that while seasonality and location affected the prevalence of ticks, the overall infection rate of rickettsial pathogens remained consistent, highlighting the need for targeted tick management strategies.
Knowledge of the baseline malaria transmission in a given environment is important to guide malaria control interventions. However, in Uganda, recent information on malaria transmission intensity is lacking. Therefore, a 1-year entomological study was conducted in seven ecologically different sites throughout the country to assess spatial and temporal patterns in malaria transmission intensity.
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