Cutaneous anthrax outbreak associated with use of cattle hides and handling carcasses, Amudat District, Uganda, 2023–2024

Patrick Kwizera; Richard Migisha; Hannington Katumba; Esther Nabatta; Samuel Gidudu; Benon Kwesiga; Job Morukileng; Lilian Bulage; Alex Riolexus Ario

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0336769

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Cutaneous anthrax outbreak associated with use of cattle hides and handling carcasses, Amudat District, Uganda, 2023–2024

Patrick Kwizera ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pkwizera@uniph.go.ug

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8158-9529

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Richard Migisha,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Hannington Katumba,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Esther Nabatta,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Samuel Gidudu,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-7826

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Benon Kwesiga,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0400-8635

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Job Morukileng,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Lilian Bulage,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Alex Riolexus Ario

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision

Affiliation Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Uganda National Institute of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Cutaneous anthrax outbreak associated with use of cattle hides and handling carcasses, Amudat District, Uganda, 2023–2024

Patrick Kwizera,
Richard Migisha,
Hannington Katumba,
Esther Nabatta,
Samuel Gidudu,
Benon Kwesiga,
Job Morukileng,
Lilian Bulage,
Alex Riolexus Ario

Published: November 17, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336769

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