Purifying selection decreases the potential for Bangui orthobunyavirus outbreaks in humans

GS Orf, LJ Perez, TV Meyer, KC Luk, K Forberg… - Virus …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pathogens carried by insects, such as bunyaviruses, are frequently transmitted into human
populations and cause diseases. Knowing which spillover events represent a public health …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging viruses are an underestimated cause of undiagnosed febrile illness in Uganda

S Ashraf, H Jerome, C Davis, J Shepherd… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intro Viruses that cause acute febrile illness (AFI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lead to a
spectrum of clinical disease from mild to life-threatening. Viral infection is often …

Viruses of free-roaming and hunting dogs in Uganda show elevated prevalence, richness and abundance across a gradient of contact with wildlife

DS Tayebwa, D Hyeroba, CD Dunn… - Journal of General …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) live with humans, frequently contact other animals
and may serve as intermediary hosts for the transmission of viruses. Free-roaming dogs …

Behavioral changes of some arboviral vectors in Zika Forest: A concern for emerging and re-emerging diseases in Uganda

M Lukindu, LG Mukwaya, C Masembe… - Vector-Borne and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: The increasing reports on emerging/re-emerging arboviral disease outbreaks
or epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa have been impacted by factors, including the changing …