Identity and validity of conserved B cell epitopes of filovirus glycoprotein: towards rapid diagnostic testing for Ebola and possibly Marburg virus disease

Autor: Peace Babirye, Carol Musubika, Samuel Kirimunda, Robert Downing, Julian J Lutwama, Edward K Mbidde, Jacqueline Weyer, Janusz T Paweska, Moses L Joloba, Misaki Wayengera

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2018)

Abstract Background Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus are genera of the virus family Filoviridae. Filoviruses cause rare but fatal viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) in remote villages of equatorial Africa with potential for regional and international spread.

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Human aflatoxin exposure in Uganda: Estimates from a subset of the 2011 Uganda AIDS indicator survey (UAIS)

Autor: Maya R. Sternberg, Michael E. Rybak, Edward K Mbidde, Abigael O Awuor, Johnni H. Daniel, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Nicholas C Zitomer

Publikováno v: Food additivescontaminants. Part A, Chemistry, analysis, control, exposurerisk assessment. 38(1)

Aflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins that contaminate a variety of crops worldwide. Acute exposure can cause liver failure, and chronic exposure can lead to stunting in children and liver cancer in adults. We estimated aflatoxin exposure across Uga

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33216708

Evaluation of HIV-1 rapid tests and identification of alternative testing algorithms for use in Uganda

Autor: Aminah Kigozi, Mary Bridget Nanteza, Paul Kato Kitandwe, Christine Watera, Tom Lutalo, Peter Hughes, Joshua Musinguzi, Edward K Mbidde, Pontiano Kaleebu, Robert Downing, Alex Opio

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2018)
BMC Infectious Diseases

Introduction The World Health Organization recommends that countries conduct two phase evaluations of HIV rapid tests (RTs) in order to come up with the best algorithms. In this report, we present the first ever such evaluation in Uganda, involving b

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3001-4

Impact of enhanced viral haemorrhagic fever surveillance on outbreak detection and response in Uganda

Autor: Trevor Shoemaker, Ute Ströher, Edward K Mbidde, John D. Klena, Alex Tumusiime, Pierre E. Rollin, Luke Nyakarahuka, Aaron Kofman, Stephen Balinandi, Julius J. Lutwama, Stuart T. Nichol

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Infectious diseases. 18(4)

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29582758

Afri-Can Forum 2 : Johannesburg, South Africa. 16-18 February 2015

Autor: Hachizovu Sebastian, Neil Andersson, Z. J. da Silva, Peter Aaby, Winfred Nalukenge, Art F. Y. Poon, Benn Sartorius, Angela Kaida, Innocent B. Chilumba, Anne Cockcroft, Gibson S. Kibiki, Stephen Umaru, Alberta Davis, C. Leo-Hansen, Hillary Mukudu, Seydi Moussa, Moustapha Mbow, Zuhayr Kafaar, Ruth Daitiri, Kerstin Andrea-Marobela, Diabou Diagne-Gueye, Nicola Mulder, Hadija H. Semvua, Livingstone Ssali, Jerôme Charles Sossa, Ashley Cunningham, Ireen Kiwelu, Pontiano Kaleebu, Stryker Calvez, Sam Audu, Tricia Smith, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, David da Silva Té, Souleymane Mboup, Anders Fomsgaard, Moussa Sarr, Leagajang Kgakole, Joshua Kimani, Sikhulile Moyo, Zabrina L. Brumme, Martin Mbonye, Max Essex, Chaponda Mike, Thumbi Ndung'u, HB Jaspan, Victoria Maiswe, Eleanor Rilley, Clive M. Gray, Amy Ndiaye, Gitte Kronborg, Thomas J. Hope, Larry Gelmon, Siry Dieye, Abel Izang, Moussa Seydi, Stefanie Hornschuh, Rosemary Musonda, David Alexander, S. S. Jensen, Walter Jaoko, T. Blake Ball, John Ross Semwanga, Pam Datong, Pythia T. Nieuwkerk, Andreas Andersen, Justus O. S. Osero, Gilleh Thomas, Melissa Wallace, Joyce Olenja, Josephine Birungi, Nyariki Emily, Boitumelo Seraise, Joseph Makhema, Nobantu Marokoane, Mame K. Ndiaye, James I. Brooks, Christian Erikstrup, Thabo Diphoko, Helene D. Mbodj, Jenni Smit, Naveed Gulzar, Sam Kalibala, D. Da Silva Té, Jerome M. Wendoh, Michel Alary, Heather B. Jaspan, Krisanta W. Kiwango, Potiano Kaleebu, Jacquelyn Nyange, Douglas Wilson, Stephen Okoboi, Emily Nyanzi, Thato Iketleng, Kenneth L. Rosenthal, Rw. Omange, Eoin Brodie, Anzala Anzala, Bucky Inyang, Gloria Omosa-Manyonyi, Thadeus Kiwanuka, Richard T. Lester, Jonathan Wangisi, Cari L. Miller, George Miiro, Neo Mpofu, Jossy van den Boogaard, Vladimir Novitsky, Tandakha N. Dieye, Rebecca Abimiku, Keabetswe Bedi, Alain Stintzi, Coumba Tour-Kane, Puna Mhati, Janet Seeley, Jenny Coetzee, Francis Obare, Leslie Swartz, Olenja Joyce, Gaudensia Mutua, Simani Gaseitsiwe, Faustino Gomes Correira, Minh H. Dinh, Mamadou C. Dia, Bo Langhoff Hønge, Kgaugelo Mokgatswana, Edward K Mbidde, Handema Ray, C. M. Janitzek, Jamie K. Scott, Sarah Nakamanya, Lynn Morris, Grace Choji, Sophia Osawe, Umaira Ansari, Ray Handema, Julius Oyugi, Flavia Zalwango, Ruth Datiri, Millicent Atujuna, Laura Cotton, Kennedy M. Ngowi, Kendra Tonkin, Rachel Jewkes, Anneliese De Wet, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Evaezi Okpokoro, Peter A. Newman, Marylène Dugas, Janan Dietrich, C. M. Rodrigues, Juliet Mpendo, Mark A. Brockman, Sanne Jespersen, Moussa Thiam, Ben Brown, Francis A. Plummer, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, Assan Jaye, William Cameron, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour, Mark Wainberg, Neil A. Martinson, Saidat Namuli Musoke, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Alex Lund Laursen, Katie S. Viljoen, Joakim Esbjörnsson, Fernand Guédou, Jackton Indangasi, I. Marion Sumari-de Boer, Elizabeth Nakinobe, Felicia Okolo, Eva Muro, Linda-Gail Bekker, Glenda E. Gray, Dorcas Maruapula, Ashraf Kagee, Lars Østergaard, Bill Cameron, Chundung Cole, Elvis B. Kidzeru, Haby Signate Sy, Indu Girish, Luc Béhanzin, Ella Goma Mastétsé, Boikhutso Maswabi, Richard Marlink, Birahim P. Ndiaye, Rwamahe Rutakumwa, Aggrey Egessa, Graham P. Chianzu, Omu Anzala, Alash'le Abimiku, Ulas Karaoz, Marcel Zannou, Michael Chitwa, Rob E. Aarnoutse, Sabelle Jallow, Ingrid Karlsson, Tom Lutalo, Marianne Ndiaye, Anthea Lesch, Candida Medina, Andrew Kambugu, A. Diouf, Martin van der Watt, Glenda Gray, Martin R. Goodier, Nassirou Geraldo, Prabvir S. Grewal, Omar Janha, Paul N. Levett, Christian Wejse, Elichilia R. Shao, Winnie Muyindike, Xiao-Dan Yao, Maureen Khaniri, Ibrahima Traore, Paul A. Sandstrom, Nadia Chanzu, Richard Muhumuza, Kabuya Jean Bertin, Lorway R. Robert, Davis Nwakanma, Balthazar M. Nyombi, Mulenga Modest, Walter Mwanda, Rushil Harryparsad, Gianguido C. Cianci, Abraham J. Olivier, Jan Gerstoft, Samuel Audu, Anna G. Drannik, Bashir Farah, Maureen Akolo, Bethany M. Henrick, Gerrit Botha, Stephen E. Sanche, Celestin Bakanda, P. Richard Harrigan, Lyavala Joanne Okullu, Kristoffer Jarlov Jensen

Publikováno v: BMC Infectious Diseases

Table of contents A1 Introduction to the 2nd synchronicity forum of GHRI/CHVI-funded Canadian and African HIV prevention and vaccine teams O1 Voluntary medical male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual transmission of HIV in adult males in Sow

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