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Article History

Received: 23 May 2024

Accepted: 6 June 2025

First Online: 1 July 2025

Declarations

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: This outbreak investigation was conducted as a response to a public health emergency, following a directive from the Uganda Ministry of Health. The study was approved by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S CDC) human subject review board and conducted per the applicable federal law and CDC policy. §§See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. § 241(d); 5 U.S.C. § 552a; 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. Additionally, we obtained permission to conduct the investigation from the Kayunga District health authorities. We obtained verbal informed consent from participants who were ≥ 18 years old, or from their parents or guardians for those < 18 years (Appendix). In addition, we obtained assent from participants below the age of 18. For those who had died, we obtained informed consent from their next-of-kin. We ensured confidentiality by conducting interviews in privacy ensuring that no one could follow proceedings of the interview. Unique identifiers were used and raw data were kept in a password protected computer and shared only among the investigation team.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.