Sporadic outbreaks of crimean-congo haemorrhagic fever in Uganda, July 2018-January 2019.

• Main Authors: Bernadette Basuta Mirembe (Author), Angella Musewa (Author), Daniel Kadobera (Author), Esther Kisaakye (Author), Doreen Birungi (Author), Daniel Eurien (Author), Luke Nyakarahuka (Author), Stephen Balinandi (Author), Alex Tumusiime (Author), Jackson Kyondo (Author), Sophia Mbula Mulei (Author), Jimmy Baluku (Author), Benon Kwesiga (Author), Steven Ndugwa Kabwama (Author), Bao-Ping Zhu (Author), Julie R Harris (Author), Julius Julian Lutwama (Author), Alex Riolexus Ario (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne, zoonotic viral disease that causes haemorrhagic symptoms. Despite having eight confirmed outbreaks between 2013 and 2017, all within Uganda's 'cattle corridor', no targeted tick control programs...