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Outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among miners in Kamwenge and Ibanda Districts, Uganda, 2007 [PDF]

, 2011
Marburg hemorrhagic fever was detected among 4 miners in Ibanda District, Uganda, from June through September, 2007. Infection was likely acquired through exposure to bats or bat secretions in a mine in Kamwenge District, Uganda, and possibly human-to ...
Atek Kagirita, Bausch, Bausch, Ben Jeffs, Brian Amman, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Craig Manning, Edgar Kansiime, Eileen C. Farnon, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, F. Katunguka, Florimond Tschioko, Godfrey S. Bwire, Jennifer Adjemian, Jentes, Jonathan Towner, Jordan W. Tappero, Joseph F. Wamala, Julius J. Lutwama, Pierre E. Rollin, Pierre Formenty, Robert Downing, Sam Ahimbisibwe, Stuart T. Nichol, Swanepoel, Taylor, Timen, Towner, Towner, Wahl-Jensen, World Health Organization   +31 more
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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi, Balzer, Laura B, Black, Doug, Charlebois, Edwin D, Elly, Assurah, Estrella, Michelle M, Havlir, Diane, Hsu, Chi-Yuan, Kabami, Jane, Kamya, Moses, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Muiru, Anthony N, Okiror, Samuel, Petersen, Maya, Snyman, Katherine   +14 more
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Pterygium in Uganda: A hospital-based study

Cogent Medicine, 2020
To determine the prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors in patients attending Mulago National Referral Hospital Eye Clinic. This was a prospective hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted between January 2019 and March 2019. We selected
Erima Denis, Ayebare Pauline, Zalwango Charity, Mwanja Pius, Ntende Jacob, C. Ateenyi Agaba   +5 more
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Starting and Operating a Public Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in a Low Resource Setting: The Eight-Year Story of the Uganda Heart Institute Catheter Laboratory

Global Heart, 2021
Background: Low- and-middle-income-countries (LMICs) currently bear 80% of the world’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality burden. The same countries are underequipped to handle the disease burden due to critical shortage of resources.
Joselyn Rwebembera, Twalib Aliku, James Kayima, Sulaiman Lubega, Elias Sebatta, Brian Kiggundu, Daudi Kirenzi, Wilson Nyakoojo, Charles Mondo, Krishna Kumar, Kanishka Ratnayaka, Shakeel Qureshi, Sanjay Daluvoy, Peter Lwabi, John Omagino, Craig Sable, Chris Longenecker, Dan Simon, Marco Costa, Emmy Okello   +19 more
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Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard [PDF]

, 2017
Background The development of new diagnostics is an important tool in the fight against disease. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is used to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of tests in the absence of a gold standard.
A Beltrame, A Gelman, A Koukounari, Aboulaye Meité, Alan Fenwick, Anna E. Phillips, B Erko, CH King, CH King, Christl A. Donnelly, D Limmathurotsakul, DG Colley, DG Colley, DG Colley, DJ Lunn, EA Ochodo, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Fiona M. Fleming, FT Ferreira, HL Shane, J Collins, Jennifer Keiser, KT Foo, KT Foo, L Gonçalves, LA Stringer, LM Assefa, M Adriko, M Booth, Michelle N. Clements, N Berhe, N Dendukuri, N Katz, N Kittur, Narcis B. Kabatereine, NC Lo, PN Mwinzi, S Sturtz, Sarah C. L. Knowles, Sarah Nogaro, V Feigin, Y-S Lai, Yolisa Nalule, Z Wang   +44 more
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The Prevalence of Bacterial Pathogens associated with Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) among Patients attending Kam Medical Consult Clinic, Uganda.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021
Background: A urinary tract infection (UTIs) is a common type of infection caused by bacteria that travel up the urethra to the bladder. Globally, it is reported that 150 million people are diagnosed with a UTI annually, costing the world economy over ...
Gerald Turyatunga
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Isolated Dextrocardia with Situs Solitus – Dextroversion in a Ugandan Baby: A Case Report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021
Sanjanaa Srikant,1 Darshit Dave,2 Dhara Dave3 1Department of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala City, Uganda; 2Department of Paediatrics, Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga, Kampala City, Uganda; 3Department of Medicine, Texas ...
Srikant S, Dave D, Dave D
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A psychometric evaluation of the 17 itemed Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17) in Uganda

African Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2020
Purpose - This study aimed at the establishment of the psychometric properties of the UWES-17 itemed factorial structure.  This was done by examining the similarities and differences in  terms of model fit of the tri-factor model to a one-factor model.  
Ibrahim A. Musenze, Thomas S. Mayende
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Hepatitis B virus infection and HBeAg positivity among pregnant women in South West Uganda

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2022
Background: Hepatitis B virus is a public health burden in Uganda, yet little is known about its epidemiology in pregnancy. Objective: This study aimed at determining the prevalence and associated risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection among ...
Naome Mugabiirwe, Rogers Kalyetsi, Richard Ayella, James Obote, Frank Ssedyabane   +4 more
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Resurgence of Sudan Virus Disease (SUVD) in Uganda

Global Biosecurity, 2022
On September 20th, 2022, a case of ebola virus disease was confirmed in Uganda by the World Health Organization. The presumed index case of a 24-year-old male was sequenced and identified as the Sudan strain. This was the first known outbreak of ebola in
Damian Alexander Honeyman, Adriana Notaras   +1 more
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