Publications by authors named "Atek A Kagirita"
Background: 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 Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) are in-service training programs that improve country capacities to respond to public health emergencies across different levels of the health system. Best practices for FETP implementation have been described previously.
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- * Out of the first 54 confirmed cases by April 12, 2020, a majority were asymptomatic or presented with mild symptoms, primarily among international travelers, with only one symptomatic case detected upon entry.
- * Overall, the study found low transmission rates among the symptomatic cases, highlighting the importance of targeted testing in identifying asymptomatic carriers and controlling the spread of the virus.
Sporadic outbreaks with varying clinical presentations have been on the rise in various parts of Uganda. The sources of outbreaks and factors underlying the different clinical manifestation are curtailed by paucity of information on genotypes and the associated virulence genes. This study reports molecular diversity of and their genetic virulence profiles among human and animal isolates.
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