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

The recent outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Kween District, eastern Uganda, reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases,1 marks the 13th independent viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak identified and confirmed via laboratory test by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)'s viral haemorrhagic fever surveillance and laboratory programme since 2010. This Marburg virus disease outbreak was followed closely by three independent confirmations of human Rift Valley fever virus infection in three districts in central Uganda, and now brings the total viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak detections to 16.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - March 22, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Trevor R Shoemaker, Stephen Balinandi, Alex Tumusiime, Luke Nyakarahuka, Julius Lutwama, Edward Mbidde, Aaron Kofman, John D Klena, Ute Str öher, Pierre E Rollin, Stuart T Nichol Tags: Comment Source Type: research