Barbara Namagambo
Uganda Virus Research Institute
9 Papers
10 Citations
Barbara Namagambo is an academic researcher from Uganda Virus Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Human virome & Respiratory tract infections. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Clinic- and Hospital-Based Sentinel Influenza Surveillance, Uganda 2007–2010
Julius J. Lutwama,Barnabas Bakamutumaho,John Kayiwa,Richard Chiiza,Barbara Namagambo,Mark A. Katz,Aimee L. Geissler +6 more
TL;DR: F influenza circulated throughout the year, but the percentage of influenza-positive specimens peaked during June-November, coinciding with the second rainy season, and increased surveillance is needed to better understand the morbidity and mortality of influenza in Uganda.
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Dynamics of influenza in tropical Africa: Temperature, humidity, and co-circulating (sub)types
Wan Yang,Matthew J. Cummings,Barnabas Bakamutumaho,John Kayiwa,Nicholas Owor,Barbara Namagambo,Timothy Byaruhanga,Julius J. Lutwama,Max R. O'Donnell,Jeffrey Shaman +9 more
TL;DR: The impact of weather conditions on influenza in the tropics and factors that may contribute to this uncertainty are investigated.
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Transmission dynamics of influenza in two major cities of Uganda.
Wan Yang,Matthew J. Cummings,Barnabas Bakamutumaho,John Kayiwa,Nicholas Owor,Barbara Namagambo,Timothy Byaruhanga,Julius J. Lutwama,Max R. O'Donnell,Jeffrey Shaman +9 more
TL;DR: It is shown that influenza epidemics recurred annually during the study period and two or more influenza viruses co-circulated at the same time in most months, however, the epidemic timing differed by influenza (sub)type.
Emergence, Epidemiology, and Transmission Dynamics of 2009 Pandemic A/H1N1 Influenza in Kampala, Uganda, 2009-2015.
Matthew J. Cummings,Barnabas Bakamutumaho,Wan Yang,Joseph F. Wamala,John Kayiwa,Nicholas Owor,Barbara Namagambo,Timothy Byaruhanga,Allison Wolf,Julius J. Lutwama,Jeffrey Shaman,Max R. O'Donnell +11 more
TL;DR: Urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to importation and intense transmission of pandemic-prone influenza viruses and enhanced surveillance and influenza pandemic preparedness in these settings is needed.
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Co-infection of malaria and influenza viruses in Uganda: A pilot study
Barbara Namagambo,John Kayiwa,Timothy Byaruhanga,Nicholas Owor,I. Nabukenya,Barnabas Bakamutumaho,J.J. Lutwama +6 more
TL;DR: 6 polymorphic VNTR loci suitable for MLVA analysis of Salmonella Typhi strains are identified, with Sal02, TR4699 and TR2 having 15, 20 and 23 alleles respectively.
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