Andrew Nsawotebba
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View article: Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: Insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024)
Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: Insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024) Open
Background Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) offers a cost-effective, population-level complement to clinical testing for the early detection of infectious disease outbreaks; however, its adoption in low- and middle-income countries (LMI…
View article: Rapid Laboratory Confirmation of the 2025 Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (Suvd) Index Case in Uganda
Rapid Laboratory Confirmation of the 2025 Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (Suvd) Index Case in Uganda Open
Background On January 30, 2025, the Uganda Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) disease following laboratory confirmation from postmortem samples of a suspected case identified through routine mortality survei…
View article: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases diagnosed during an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, 2022–23
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases diagnosed during an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, 2022–23 Open
Background In September 2022, Uganda experienced an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD), mainly in central Uganda. As a result of enhanced surveillance activities for Ebola disease, samples from several patients with suspected viral hemo…
View article: Implementation of GeneXpert MTB/Rif proficiency testing program: A Case of the Uganda national tuberculosis reference laboratory/supranational reference laboratory
Implementation of GeneXpert MTB/Rif proficiency testing program: A Case of the Uganda national tuberculosis reference laboratory/supranational reference laboratory Open
Background Following the WHO’s endorsement of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis diagnosis in 2010, Uganda’s ministry of health introduced the assay in its laboratory network in 2012. However, assessing the quality of the result prod…
View article: Effectiveness of thermal screening in detection of COVID-19 among truck drivers at Mutukula Land Point of Entry, Uganda
Effectiveness of thermal screening in detection of COVID-19 among truck drivers at Mutukula Land Point of Entry, Uganda Open
Introduction Despite the limited evidence for its effectiveness, thermal screening at points of entry has increasingly become a standard protocol in numerous parts of the globe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine t…
View article: Operationalization of COVID-19 Rapid Diagnosis Using Xpert® Xpress SARS CoV-2 Assay in Resource-Limited Settings: Early Implementation Lessons From Uganda
Operationalization of COVID-19 Rapid Diagnosis Using Xpert® Xpress SARS CoV-2 Assay in Resource-Limited Settings: Early Implementation Lessons From Uganda Open
Introduction: The novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 disease is a global challenge. Several countries have adopted testing, isolation, and tracing strategy towards the control of the COV…
View article: Pre-diagnostic drop out of presumptive TB patients and its associated factors at Bugembe Health Centre IV in Jinja, Uganda
Pre-diagnostic drop out of presumptive TB patients and its associated factors at Bugembe Health Centre IV in Jinja, Uganda Open
Background: Drop out of presumptive TB individuals before making a final diagnosis poses a danger to the individual and their community. We aimed to determine the proportion of these presumptive TB drop outs and their associated factors in…
View article: Implementation of Tuberculosis Infection Control Practices in Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Treatment Health Facilities in Kampala District, Uganda, August 2015
Implementation of Tuberculosis Infection Control Practices in Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Treatment Health Facilities in Kampala District, Uganda, August 2015 Open
Background Effective implementation of Tuberculosis infection control (TB IC) measures in health facilities delivering TB care services is very critical in controlling nosocomial transmission of TB infections among health workers, patients…