About the Authors

Luke Nyakarahuka

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

nyakarahuka@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda, Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems, and Veterinary Public Health, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda

Trevor R. Shoemaker

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Stephen Balinandi

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Godfrey Chemos

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Benon Kwesiga

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Sophia Mulei

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Jackson Kyondo

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Alex Tumusiime

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Aaron Kofman

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Ben Masiira

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation African Field Epidemiology Network, Kampala, Uganda

Shannon Whitmer

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Shelley Brown

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Debi Cannon

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Cheng-Feng Chiang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

James Graziano

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Maria Morales-Betoulle

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Ketan Patel

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Sara Zufan

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Innocent Komakech

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization – Country Office, Kampala, Uganda

Nasan Natseri

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization – Country Office, Kampala, Uganda

Philip Musobo Chepkwurui

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Bernard Lubwama

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Jude Okiria

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Joshua Kayiwa

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Public Health Emergency Operations Center, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Innocent H. Nkonwa

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Patricia Eyu

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Lydia Nakiire

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Edward Chelangat Okarikod

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Leonard Cheptoyek

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Barasa Emmanuel Wangila

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Michael Wanje

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Kween District Health Team, Kween District Local Government, Kween, Uganda

Patrick Tusiime

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Lilian Bulage

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Henry G. Mwebesa

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Alex R. Ario

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Issa Makumbi

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Public Health Emergency Operations Center, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Anne Nakinsige

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Allan Muruta

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Miriam Nanyunja

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization – Country Office, Kampala, Uganda

Jaco Homsy

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Bao-Ping Zhu

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

Lisa Nelson

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Pontiano Kaleebu

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Pierre E. Rollin

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Stuart T. Nichol

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

John D. Klena

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Viral Special Pathogens Branch, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA United States of America

Julius J. Lutwama

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Entebbe Uganda

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.