Uganda Virus Research Institute

Recent papers from Uganda Virus Research Institute

1. Antifolate resistance markers and complexity of infection in children with sickle cell anaemia receiving malaria chemoprevention in Uganda: a molecular sub-study of the CHEMCHA randomised trial2026
2. Efficiency of screening strategies to prevent cervical cancer in Eastern AfricaFrontiers in Public Health · 2026
3. Private healthcare facilities’ participation in Uganda’s viral hemorrhagic fever surveillance program: contributions, selective case capture, and underutilized early-warning potential2026
4. Immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines in the upper respiratory tract: a comparative study of Pfizer-BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson vaccines among Ugandan adultsBMC Infectious Diseases · 2026
5. Optimal regimens of praziquantel for schistosomiasis in young childrenmBio · 2026
6. A Global Atlas of Immune Alleles Reveals Health-Relevant Variation Across Groups2026
7. Evaluation of inter-observer agreement for periportal fibrosis related to Schistosoma mansoni: A population-based study of 3302 individuals using point-of-care ultrasound images and video in the SchistoTrack cohort2026
8. Temporal organization of the Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome prioritises genetic polymorphisms associated with artemisinin response2026
9. Biological and epigenetic pathways linking PTSD to accelerated aging: a systematic review and narrative synthesisEpigenomics · 2026
10. Evaluation of Uganda’s 120-day response to cVDPV2 polio outbreak in Mbale Region, June–September 2024Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health · 2026
11. Modeling the Spread of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever with Tick Co-feedingBulletin of Mathematical Biology · 2026
12. Sex differences in cardiometabolic profiles and 10-year cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV in Uganda: a cross-sectional studyBMC Cardiovascular Disorders · 2026
13. High burden of sexually transmitted infections and low treatment uptake among adolescent girls and young women in Ugandan fishing communities: a cross-sectional studyBMC Infectious Diseases · 2026
14. Baseline HIV genotypic resistance testing in patients newly diagnosed with HIV : When do we need to consider baseline integrase resistance testing for everyone?HIV Medicine · 2026
15. A randomized trial of supported versus self-fitting over-the-counter hearing aids in older adultsNature Communications · 2026
16. Immunogenicity of fractional one-fifth and one-half doses of 17DD yellow fever vaccine compared with full dose in children aged 9–23 months in Uganda: a phase 4, single-blind, randomised clinical trialThe Lancet · 2026
17. Long-Acting HIV Therapy in African Adults with Adherence ChallengesNew England Journal of Medicine · 2026
18. Detection of monkeypox virus DNA in placental tissue and amniotic fluid associated with acute fetal compromise without confirmed vertical transmission: a case reportJournal of Medical Case Reports · 2026
19. Iron Delivery Amid Nutritional and Infectious AdversityJAMA · 2026
20. Transforming Hekima from a Research Tool into a Mental Health Data Platform for Uganda: A Process PaperWellcome Open Research · 2026