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h-index: 14
Works: 38
Citations: 810

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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
Ministry of Health, Jane R Aceng, Joyce Moriku, Diana Atwine Kanzira +2 more
2005140 citations
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Field evaluation of the performance of a SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test in Uganda using nasopharyngeal samples
Aminah Nalumansi, T. Lutalo, J. Kayiwa, C. Watera +18 more
2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases102 citations Open access
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Uganda’s experience in Ebola virus disease outbreak preparedness, 2018–2019
Jane R Aceng, A. Ario, A. Muruta, Issa Makumbi +123 more
2020Globalization and Health90 citations Open access
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Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kween District Uganda, 2017: Epidemiological and laboratory findings
L. Nyakarahuka, T. Shoemaker, S. Balinandi, Godfrey Chemos +43 more
2019PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases73 citations Open access
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Characteristics and outcomes of admitted patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda
Bruce J. Kirenga, W. Muttamba, A. Kayongo, C. Nsereko +24 more
2020BMJ Open Respiratory Research50 citations Open access
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Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease Caused by Sudan ebolavirus — Uganda, August–October 2022
Thomas Kiggundu, A. Ario, D. Kadobera, B. Kwesiga +70 more
2022MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report43 citations Open access
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Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda, 2022: a descriptive epidemiological study
Zainah Kabami, A. Ario, J. Harris, Mackline Ninsiima +158 more
2024Lancet Global Health34 citations Open access
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Efficacy of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda
Bruce J. Kirenga, P. Byakika-Kibwika, W. Muttamba, A. Kayongo +26 more
2021BMJ Open Respiratory Research32 citations Open access
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The west Africa Ebola virus disease outbreak: 10 years on.
Henry Kyobe Bosa, Neema Kamara, M. Aragaw, M. Wayengera +26 more
2024Lancet Global Health31 citations Open access
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Main Routes of Entry and Genomic Diversity of SARS-CoV-2, Uganda
D. Bugembe, J. Kayiwa, My V. T. Phan, Phionah Tushabe +10 more
2020Emerging Infectious Diseases31 citations Open access
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Continental concerted efforts to control the seventh outbreak of Ebola Virus disease in Uganda: The first 90 days of the response
Jane R Aceng, H. K. Bosa, Neema Kamara, D. Atwine +39 more
2023Journal of Public Health in Africa21 citations Open access
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases diagnosed during an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, 2022–23
S. Balinandi, S. Mulei, S. Whitmer, L. Nyakarahuka +29 more
2024PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases15 citations Open access
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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
B. Kirenga, L. Mugenyi, M. Sánchez-Rico, Henry Kyobe +15 more
2023Molecular Psychiatry15 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of the 2022 Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda
S. Balinandi, S. Whitmer, S. Mulei, C. Nassuna +25 more
2023Journal of Virology15 citations Open access
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Conducting the Joint External Evaluation in Uganda: The Process and Lessons Learned
Joshua Kayiwa, J. Kasule, A. Ario, Steven Sendagire +16 more
2019Health Security14 citations
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Barriers to community engagement during the response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda
D. Musoke, Edwinah Atusingwize, Ann Robins, Seungwoo Nam +6 more
2025BMJ Global Health11 citations Open access
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Improving the effectiveness of Field Epidemiology Training Programs: characteristics that facilitated effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
J. Harris, D. Kadobera, B. Kwesiga, S. Kabwama +8 more
2022BMC Health Services Research11 citations Open access
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The epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant clinical pathogens in Uganda
R. Namusoosa, I. Mugerwa, Dr. Keneth Iceland Kasozi, A. Muruta +8 more
2024Journal of Global Health10 citations Open access
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Development of a Scorecard to Monitor Progress toward National Cholera Elimination: Its Application in Uganda
G. Bwire, D. Sack, S. Lunkuse, Francis Ongole +17 more
2023American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene9 citations Open access
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Uganda National Institute of Public Health: Establishment and Experiences, 2013–2021
A. Ario, Issa Makumbi, D. Kadobera, L. Bulage +13 more
2022Global Health: Science and Practice Journal9 citations Open access
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Feasibility of collecting and processing of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda
W. Muttamba, John K. Lusiba, L. O. Namakula, P. Byakika-Kibwika +29 more
2020medRxiv9 citations Open access
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How to prepare for the next inevitable Ebola outbreak: lessons from West Africa
H. K. Bosa, Neema Kamara, M. Aragaw, M. Wayengera +26 more
2024Nature Medicine7 citations
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COVID-19 and the law in Uganda: a case study on development and application of the public health act from 2020 to 2021
M. Achan, I. Nabukenya, Sarah Mitanda, Joanita Nakacwa +15 more
2023BMC Public Health7 citations Open access
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Leveraging the structures of the COVID-19 pandemic response for successful control of Ebola in Uganda
Henry Kyobe Bosa, M. K. Njenga, M. Wayengera, B. Kirenga +12 more
2023Nature Medicine6 citations
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Estimating the Effect and Cost-Effectiveness of Facemasks in Reducing the Spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Uganda
B. Nannyonga, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, P. Kaleebu, John M Ssenkusu +11 more
2020medRxiv6 citations Open access
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Infodemic: How an Epidemic of Misinformation Could Lead to a High Number of the Novel Corona Virus Disease Cases in Uganda
B. Nannyonga, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, P. Kaleebu, John M Ssenkusu +10 more
20206 citations Open access
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Investigating the Sudan virus outbreak in Uganda through the deployment of a mobile laboratory
Godfrey Pimundu, Tonny Muyigi, Eunice Jennifer Nambozo, C. Okiira +23 more
2026BMC Infectious Diseases3 citations Open access
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Sudan Virus Disease among Health Care Workers, Uganda, 2022
A. Wailagala, P. W. Blair, K. Kobba, Kayiira Mubaraka +32 more
2024New England Journal of Medicine3 citations Open access
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Safety and efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for treatment of non-severe COVID-19 among adults in Uganda: a randomized open label phase II clinical trial
P. Byakika-Kibwika, C. Sekaggya-Wiltshire, J. Semakula, J. Nakibuuka +13 more
2021BMC Infectious Diseases3 citations Open access
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Modeling Case Burden and Duration of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Uganda, 2022
D. Bisanzio, H. K. Bosa, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, C. Nasimiyu +8 more
2025Emerging Infectious Diseases2 citations Open access
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2022 Sudan Ebolavirus Outbreak in Uganda: Modelling Case Burden and Outbreak Duration
D. Bisanzio, Henry Kyobe Bosa, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, C. Nasimiyu +8 more
2024medRxiv1 citations Open access
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The Ugandan Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome -Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Model: A Data Driven Approach to Estimate Risk
B. Nannyonga, H. K. Bosa, Yonas Tegegn Wodermariam, P. Kaleebu +9 more
2021medRxiv1 citations Open access
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Fast-Tracking the Implementation of National Action Plan for Health Security (2018-2024) in Uganda: The Acceleration Team Model
Herbert Bakiika, I. Nabukenya, R. Kiggundu, Godfrey Bongole +24 more
2026Health Security0 citations
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Casting light on TB: a community awareness, screening, testing, and treatment campaign.
M. Bamuloba, S. Mukama, M. G. Nabukenya-Mudiope, S. Zawedde-Muyanja +14 more
2026The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease0 citations
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Uganda’s cholera elimination journey in a cholera endemic region of Africa
Godfrey Bwire, David A. Sack, A. Muruta, C. Olaro +11 more
2026PLOS Global Public Health0 citations Open access
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Investigation of Dinga Dinga: A Cluster of Bilateral Lower-Extremity Tremors-Bundibugyo District, Uganda, 2023-2024.
S. Mulei, D. Orit, Mary J. Choi, S. Whitmer +25 more
2026American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene0 citations Open access
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The epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant clinical pathogens in Uganda
A. Muwonge, R. Namusoosa, I. Mugerwa, Dr. Keneth Iceland Kasozi +8 more
2023medRxiv0 citations Open access
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Need for and development of an intern health professions handbook in Uganda
E. Kiguli-Malwadde, A. Nambi, S. Kiguli, H. Mwebesa +1 more
2022Education and Health0 citations Open access
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