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, and Trevor Shoemaker
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.M. Cossaboom, S. Whitmer, J. Montgomery, J.D. Klena, T. Shoemaker); Makerere University Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health, Kampala, Uganda (L. Nyakarahuka); Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda (L. Nyakarahuka, S. Mulei, J. Kyondo, A. Tumusiime, J. Baluku, J. Lutwama, S. Balinandi); Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala (G.G. Akurut, D. Namanya, K. Kamugisha); Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Kampala (H.T. Nansikombi, A. Nyabakira); Case Hospital, Kampala (S. Mutesasira)
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Figure 1. Locations where the index case-patient of a Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kinoni Subcounty sought care during the period of acute illness preceding her death, Uganda, 2021. Arrows indicate route patient followed during attempts to find diagnosis and care. Inset shows location of Uganda in Africa.
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