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Y. Nuwamanya

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Review Open access Oct 2026

Measles outbreak propagated by poor isolation practices in schools and health facilities, Mityana District, Uganda, March–September 2025

In April 2025, Mityana District in Central Uganda confirmed a measles outbreak involving one suspected death. We investigated to determine outbreak magnitude, identify transmission risk factors, and assess vaccination coverage (VC) and vaccine effectiveness (VE) to inform control and prevention measures. We defined a s...

M. Nakabuye, R. Migisha, N. Matovu et al. · Discover Public Health · 0 citations

Review Open access Aug 2026

Operational drivers of measles outbreaks in Uganda: a multi-district outbreak causality analysis, July 2025- March 2026

Strengthening routine MR1 and MR2 delivery, targeted catch-up vaccination, community-linked surveillance, and pre-positioned district response plans with clear activation triggers will be critical to closing immunity gaps and accelerating measles elimination in Uganda.

S. Namasambi, R. Migisha, C. Ankunda et al. · medRxiv · 0 citations

Open access Jul 2026

School-associated measles outbreak driven by vaccination gaps, sociocultural barriers, and delayed detection in Gomba District, Uganda 2025

This outbreak was driven by suboptimal vaccination coverage, school-based transmission, and delayed detection, and revealed male-dominated decision-making, vaccine mistrust, and cultural framing of measles as a self-resolving illness as vaccination barriers.

S. Namasambi, R. Migisha, V. Kigongo et al. · Discover Public Health · 0 citations