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Rift Valley Fever
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February 2016
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Western (Kabale)
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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
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Yellow Fever
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April 2016
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Central (Masaka)
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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
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
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February 2017
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Central (Shores of Lake Victoria: Masaka, Mukono, Nakasongola, Wakiso, Kalagala)
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Social mobilization and sensitization; Stakeholder coordination meetings; Risk and impact assessment of HPAI; Sample collection; Infection control training; Report writing
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Anthrax High Alert
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July 2017
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Northern (Arua)
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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
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Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
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September 2017
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Central (Kiboga and Nakaseke)
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Risk assessment of CCHF in livestock; Post evaluation of case management in the hospitals that handled the CCHF cases; Report writing
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Marburg
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October–November 2017
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Eastern (Kween and Kapchorwa)
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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
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