Efficacy and Safety of Celecoxib in Chinese Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 6-Week Randomized, Double-Blinded Study with 6-Week Open-Label Extension Treatment

Autor: Feng Huang, MD, Jieruo Gu, MD, Yi Liu, MD, Ping Zhu, MD, Yi Zheng, MD, Jin Fu, MD, Sharon Pan, PhD, Shi Le, MD

Publikováno v: Current Therapeutic Research, Vol 76, Iss C, Pp 126-133 (2014)

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are the first-line option for treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in China. However, no large-scale controlled trials have been conducted in this ethnic population. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/bdf74bd02ff84a3e8848a113fe826612

Investigation of a Cluster of Severe Respiratory Disease Referred from Uganda to Kenya, February 2017.

Autor: Okello PE; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Majwala RK; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kalani R; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kwesiga B; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kizito S; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kabwama SN; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Bulage L; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Ndegwa LK; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Ochieng M; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Harris JR; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Hunsperger E; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kajumbula H; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Kadobera D; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Zhu BP; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Chaves SS; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Ario AR; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., Widdowson MA; Paul Edward Okello, MSc, is an Epidemiologist/Microbiologist; Benon Kwesiga, MPH, is Field Supervisor; Susan Kizito, MSc, Steven N. Kabwama, MPH, and Daniel Kadobera, MSc, are Epidemiologists; all with the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda. Robert Kaos Majwala, MA, is an Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, National Disease Control, Uganda Ministry of Health, and University Research Co, LLC, Center for Human Services, Kampala. Rosalia Kalani, MSc, is a Public Health Specialist, Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Response, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya. Lilian Bulage, MSc, is an Epidemiologist and Scientific Writer, African Field Epidemiology Network-Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program. Linus K. Ndegwa, PhD, is an Epidemiologist; Elizabeth Hunsperger, PhD, is Laboratory Director, Division of Global Health Protection; Sandra S. Chaves, MD, is Director, Influenza Program; and Marc-Alain Widdowson, VetMB, is Director, CDC-Kenya; all with CDC, Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Widdowson is also Director, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. Henry Kajumbula, PhD, is Chair, Clinical Microbiology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda. Melvin Ochieng is a Biochemical Research Assistant, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi. Julie R. Harris, PhD, is Resident Advisor, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Division of Global Health Protection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kampala, Uganda. Bao-Ping Zhu, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist, Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Alex Riolexus Ario, PhD, is Director, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Publikováno v: Health security [Health Secur] 2020 Mar/Apr; Vol. 18 (2), pp. 96-104.