Table 1 Summary of outbreaks in Uganda in which Students One Health Innovation Club members have been involved
Outbreak | Period | Region (District) | Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
Rift Valley Fever | February 2016 | Western (Kabale) | Identification of missed cases including contact tracing; Outbreak characterization; Case data collection and analysis; Risk factor assessment through interviewing suspected cases; Line listing of suspected cases; Report writing; Post outbreak evaluation on Interventions of Rift Valley Fever |
Yellow Fever | April 2016 | Central (Masaka) | Identification of missed cases including contact tracing; Outbreak characterization; Case data collection and analysis; Risk factor assessment through interviewing suspected cases; Line listing of suspected yellow fever cases; Report writing |
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) | February 2017 | Central (Shores of Lake Victoria: Masaka, Mukono, Nakasongola, Wakiso, Kalagala) | Social mobilization and sensitization; Stakeholder coordination meetings; Risk and impact assessment of HPAI; Sample collection; Infection control training; Report writing |
Anthrax High Alert | July 2017 | Northern (Arua) | Epidemiological study to assess factors associated with anthrax outbreak, including community knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the outbreak; Identification of active human cases and animal deaths due to anthrax; Report writing |
Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) | September 2017 | Central (Kiboga and Nakaseke) | Risk assessment of CCHF in livestock; Post evaluation of case management in the hospitals that handled the CCHF cases; Report writing |
Marburg | October–November 2017 | Eastern (Kween and Kapchorwa) | Designing active case search tool and systematic case finding including entry and management of the active case search logs and contacts listed; Daily situational reports; Cross-border surveillance; Community sensitization using film vans; Receiving/responding to alerts of suspected cases; Record review (passive surveillance) in health centers; Assessment of water sanitation & hygiene, infection control and prevention (IPC) standards in health facilities; Engagement of traditional healers as a key social and belief structure of the affected communities; Orientation in basic IPC drills for field surveillance teams |