Publications by authors named "Kenneth Bainomugisha"
On April 20, 2018, the Kween District Health Office in Kween District, Uganda reported 7 suspected cases of human anthrax. A team from the Uganda Ministry of Health and partners investigated and identified 49 cases, 3 confirmed and 46 suspected; no deaths were reported. Multiple exposures from handling the carcass of a cow that had died suddenly were significantly associated with cutaneous anthrax, whereas eating meat from that cow was associated with gastrointestinal anthrax.
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- - The Uganda Ministry of Health announced a cholera outbreak in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement on February 23, 2018, with over 60 individuals affected, leading to an investigative study to assess the outbreak's extent and transmission methods.
- - Investigators defined cholera cases based on symptoms and conducted a case-control study, finding a case-fatality rate of 2.1% with the highest impact on individuals from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- - The outbreak lasted four months and was linked to contaminated stream water resulting from open defecation, with an overall attack rate of 3.2 per 1000 people in Hoima District.
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- * The country conducted a thorough assessment using WHO and CDC tools, mapping 40 crossing points and over 500 locations in 12 high-risk districts with fewer than 50% preparedness scores.
- * A national EVD preparedness plan was developed, focusing on improving surveillance, laboratory capacity, healthcare resources, and risk communication to combat potential EVD importation and spread.