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Jacob S. Iramiot

Publications (3)

COVID-19 in the Eyes of Community Leaders in Selected Rural Districts in Eastern Uganda

Abdul Walusansa, Jacob S. Iramiot, Joseph L. Mpagi, Ali Kudamba, Shaban A. Okurut, Aidah Namuli, Godfrey Wasige, Hawa Nabuuma, Hussein M. Kafeero, Muhammad Lubowa & Jamilu E. Ssenku · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2021

Introduction: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is one of the topmost global hindrances to human existence. Rural settings have been reported to be more vulnerable in some parts of the world. In Uganda, community leaders in rural villages are among the immediate personnel mandated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i430230

High Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Serotype O157: H7 among Pastoral Communities in Rural Uganda

Abdul Walusansa, Jacob S. Iramiot, Christine F. Najjuka, Dickson Aruhomukama, Hussein Kafeero Mukasa, Henry Kajumbula & Benon B. Asiimwe · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Background: Non-prescribed use of antimicrobials in Agriculture incurs a transfer risk of resistant pathogens to humans, complicating treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the potential of Zoonotic E. coli to serve as drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i630230

Community- based Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Pastoralist Communities of North-Eastern Uganda

Guma Isaac, Emuron John Robert, Namugambe Swabrah, Nabirye Gloria, Philip Denis Okungura, Paul Oboth, Jacob S. Iramiot & Rebecca Nekaka · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2019

Background: Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they continue to fuel TB transmission in the community. We aimed to assess the feasibility of comm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330166