PROJECT #1 (2023): Surveillance for African swine fever virus in Uganda

PUBLICATION: Spatiotemporal Distribution and Risk Factors of African Swine Fever Outbreak Cases in Uganda for the Period 2010-2023. Wampande EM, Opio R, Angeki SP, Brown C, Faburay B, Ademun RO, Ssekatawa K, South DD, Waiswa C, Waiswa P. Viruses. 2025 Jul 16;17(7):998. doi: 10.3390/v17070998. https://doi.org/10.3390/v17070998

Targeted interventions such as ASF continuous surveillance and preventive measures through the inspection of pigs and their products before entry at cross-border areas could significantly reduce the overall incidence of the disease.

PROJECT #2 (2024): The role of warthogs in the epidemiology of African Swine Fever Virus in Uganda