Nyakarahuka, Luke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2944-9157
Schafer, Ilana J.
Balinandi, Stephen
Mulei, Sophia
Tumusiime, Alex
Kyondo, Jackson
Knust, Barbara
Lutwama, Julius
Rollin, Pierre
Nichol, Stuart
Shoemaker, Trevor
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (RFA-CK-13-001)
Article History
Received: 6 January 2020
Accepted: 22 June 2020
First Online: 1 July 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval was obtained from the Uganda Ministry of Health National Taskforce (NTF) on Ebola and Marburg virus outbreaks to conduct this study as a follow up to the 2012 Marburg outbreak. Additionally, approval from CDC was obtained through a determination that the investigations were a follow-up to the MVD outbreak and was classified as non-research. Approval (No. HS 1538) from the UVRI Research and Ethics Committee and the National Council of Science and Technology was obtained. Written consent was obtained from each study participant and for those below 18 years, permission was provided by their parent or guardian.
: Not applicable.
: Authors declare no competing interest in this paper.