Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2022)

Rift Valley Fever Outbreak during COVID-19 Surge, Uganda, 2021

  • Caitlin M. Cossaboom,
  • Luke Nyakarahuka,
  • Sophia Mulei,
  • Jackson Kyondo,
  • Alex Tumusiime,
  • Jimmy Baluku,
  • Gloria Grace Akurut,
  • Dianah Namanya,
  • Kilama Kamugisha,
  • Hildah Tendo Nansikombi,
  • Alex Nyabakira,
  • Semei Mutesasira,
  • Shannon Whitmer,
  • Carson Telford,
  • Julius Lutwama,
  • Stephen Balinandi,
  • Joel Montgomery,
  • John D. Klena,
  • Trevor Shoemaker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.220364
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 11
pp. 2290 – 2293

Abstract

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Rift Valley fever, endemic or emerging throughout most of Africa, causes considerable risk to human and animal health. We report 7 confirmed Rift Valley fever cases, 1 fatal, in Kiruhura District, Uganda, during 2021. Our findings highlight the importance of continued viral hemorrhagic fever surveillance, despite challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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