Wider Publications by Members

These publications reflect the professional experience of IFOTRODE members, including work undertaken with other institutions. Authorship does not imply that every study was commissioned, funded or implemented by IFOTRODE. Shared papers appear once in the featured collection above.

Dr. George Mukone

1. Treatment of tungiasis with a two-component dimeticone: A comparison between moistening the whole foot and directly targeting the embedded sand fleas
   2017 · Tropical Medicine and Health
2. Histological Demonstration of the Organisms Causing Human Tungiasis in Eastern Uganda
   2020 · Journal of Cytology & Histology

Dr. Francis Mutebi

1. A benign exudative cornifying intradermal tumour (keratoacanthoma) in a seven-year-old Golden Retriever: A clinical case report
   2011 · Africa Journal of Animal and Biomedical Sciences
2. The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Paratuberculosis in Indigenous and Exotic Cattle in Wakiso and Masaka Districts, Uganda
   2012 · International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
3. Animal reservoirs of zoonotic tungiasis in endemic rural villages of Uganda
   2015 · PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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4. Tungiasis-associated morbidity in pigs and dogs in endemic villages of Uganda
   2016 · Parasites & Vectors
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5. Two Severe Cases of Tungiasis in Goat Kids in Uganda
   2016 · Journal of Insect Science
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6. Successful Treatment of Severe Tungiasis in Pigs Using a Topical Aerosol Containing Chlorfenvinphos, Dichlorphos and Gentian Violet
   2016 · PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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7. Tungiasis – eine vernachlässigte tropische Zoonose mit vielen Facetten
   2016 · Nova Acta Leopoldina
8. High intensity of Tunga penetrans infection causing severe disease among pigs in Busoga, South Eastern Uganda
   2017 · BMC Veterinary Research
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9. Retrospective study on cattle and poultry diseases in Uganda
   2017 · International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
10. Knowledge Attitude and Practices towards Cystic Echinococcosis among Pastoral Communities in Greater Kapoeta South Sudan
    2017 · Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Research
11. Animal and human tungiasis-related knowledge and treatment practices among animal keeping households in Bugiri District, South-Eastern Uganda
    2018 · Acta Tropica
12. Porcine Circovirus type 2 – Systemic disease on pig farms and associated knowledge of key players in the pig industry in Central Uganda
    2018 · International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
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13. Efficacy and safety of dimeticones in the treatment of epidermal parasitic skin diseases with special emphasis on tungiasis: an evidence-based critical review
    2020 · Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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14. Clinical implications and treatment options of tungiasis in domestic animals
    2021 · Parasitology Research
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15. A retrospective analysis of antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolates from poultry in Uganda
    2021 · International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
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16. Cost-Effective PCR-Based Identification of Tunga penetrans (Siphonaptera) Larvae Extracted from Soil Samples Containing PCR Inhibitor-Rich Material
    2023 · Insects
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17. Characterization of tungiasis infection and morbidity using thermography in Kenya revealed higher disease burden during COVID-19 school closures
    2023 · Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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18. Mastitis on selected farms in Wakiso district, Uganda: Burden, pathogens and predictors of infectivity of antimicrobial resistant bacteria in dairy herds
    2023 · Veterinary Medicine and Science
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19. Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda
    2023 · Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Professor Fred Nuwaha

1. Why the increase in under five mortality in Uganda from 1995 to 2000? A retrospective analysis
   2011 · BMC Public Health
2. The gas cylinder, the motorcycle and the village health team member: a proof-of-concept study for the use of the Microsystems Quality Improvement Approach to strengthen the routine immunization system in Uganda
   2015 · Implementation Science
3. Effectiveness of a pre-treatment snack on the uptake of mass treatment for schistosomiasis in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial
   2014 · PLOS Medicine
4. An implementation science study to enhance cardiovascular disease prevention in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda: a stepped-wedge design
   2019 · BMC Health Services Research
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5. Factors Influencing Compliance and Health Seeking Behaviour for Hypertension in Mukono and Buikwe in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
   2018 · International Journal of Hypertension
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6. Effect of Repeated Anthelminthic Treatment on Malaria in School Children in Kenya: A Randomized, Open-Label, Equivalence Trial
   2016 · Journal of Infectious Diseases
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7. Factors influencing choice of delivery sites in Rakai district of Uganda
   2000 · Social Science & Medicine
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8. Epidemiology of coinfection with soil transmitted helminths and Plasmodium falciparum among school children in Bumula District in western Kenya
   2015 · Parasites & Vectors
9. Cost-effectiveness of malaria microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests versus presumptive diagnosis: implications for malaria control in Uganda
   2011 · Malaria Journal
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10. Community chloroquine distribution for malaria control in Bushenyi district of Uganda
    2003 · East African Medical Journal
11. People’s perception of malaria in Mbarara, Uganda
    2002 · Tropical Medicine & International Health
12. Antibiotic use among patients with febrile illness in a low malaria endemicity setting in Uganda
    2011 · Malaria Journal
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13. Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia and clinical malaria among school children living in a high transmission setting in western Kenya
    2016 · Malaria Journal
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14. Coinfection of intestinal schistosomiasis and malaria and association with haemoglobin levels and nutritional status in school children in Mara region, Northwestern Tanzania: a cross-sectional exploratory study
    2017 · BMC Research Notes
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15. False teeth “Ebiino” and Millet disease “Oburo” in Bushenyi district of Uganda
    2007 · African Health Sciences
16. Willingness to Stop Growing Tobacco in Uganda
    2019 · Journal of Global Oncology
17. Multi-measure assessment of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children under five years living with HIV in Jinja, Uganda
    2020 · BMC Public Health
18. Implementation of infection control in health facilities in Arua district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
    2015 · BMC Infectious Diseases
19. Uptake of mass drug administration programme for schistosomiasis control in Koome Islands, Central Uganda
    2015 · PLOS ONE
20. Schistosoma mansoni Associated Morbidity among Preschool-Aged Children along the Shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda
    2017 · Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Gabriel Matwale

1. Building country capacity to sustain NTD programs and progress: A call to action
   2020 · PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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2. The interruption of Onchocerca volvulus and Wuchereria bancrofti transmission by integrated chemotherapy in Obongi focus, North Western Uganda
   2017 · PLOS ONE
3. How much will it cost to eradicate lymphatic filariasis? An analysis of the financial and economic costs of intensified efforts against lymphatic filariasis
   2017 · PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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4. Risk factors for Podoconiosis, Kamwenge district Western Uganda
   2017 · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
5. The impact of long lasting insecticidal net distribution on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human and mosquitoes: an observational study in Northern Uganda
   2011 · Parasites & Vectors

Conference Contributions, Reports and Preprints

• Surveillance and treatment of tungiasis, podoconiosis and scabies in Northeast Uganda (2023). Conference contribution by Marlene Thielecke and colleagues, including Francis Mutebi and George Mukone; First WHO Global Meeting on Skin NTDs.
• Topically applied dimeticones are highly effective against embedded sand fleas (T. penetrans) (2015). George Mukone and colleagues; Tropical Medicine & International Health, 20:115. Abstract citation supplied in the members’ publication list.
• Lymphatic Filariasis in Uganda: Progress towards elimination target (2015). Gabriel K. Matwale and colleagues; American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, supplement, 93(4):325. Conference abstract.
• Community-based Environmental Management Program for malaria control in Kampala and Jinja, Uganda (2004). S. W. Lindsay and colleagues, including G. K. Matwale; Environmental Health Project Activity Report 141, USAID.
• Low Back Pain Effects, Management and Coping Strategies among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021). R. Zavuga and colleagues, including Ivan Masete. Read Research Square preprint.

International Collaborators: Publication Profiles

Explore the wider publication records of collaborators identified in IFOTRODE’s researcher capabilities document.

• Professor Gail Davey — University of Sussex publication profile
• Hope Simpson — ORCID publication record
• Marlene Thielecke — ORCID publication record