Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Refugee Settlement during COVID-19 Pandemic, Uganda, April 2021
Luke Nyakarahuka
, Shannon Whitmer, Jackson Kyondo, Sophia Mulei, Caitlin M. Cossaboom, Carson T. Telford, Alex Tumusiime, Gloria Grace Akurut, Dianah Namanya, Kilama Kamugisha, Jimmy Baluku, Julius Lutwama, Stephen Balinandi, Trevor Shoemaker, and John D. Klena
Author affiliations: Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda (L. Nyakarahuka); Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda (L. Nyakarahuka, J. Kyondo, S. Mulei, A. Tumusiime, J. Baluku, J. Lutwama, S. Balinandi); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Whitmer, C.M. Cossaboom, C.T. Telford, T. Shoemaker, J.D. Klena); Uganda Wildlife Authority, Kampala (G.G. Akurut, D. Namanya, K. Kamugisha)
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Figure 1. Location of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement (black box), Uganda, where 2 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever were reported during 2021. Inset shows close-up view of the settlement area, showing locations of 2021 cases and a previous case from 2019.
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