Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024)

Andrew Nsawotebba, Susan Nabadda, Isaac Ssewanyana, Noah Hull, Valeria Nakintu, Innocent Morunyanga, Jordan Magala, Jonathan Kabazzi, Harris Onywera, Samuel Jefferson Mutyaba, Denis Smith Akejo, Caroline Makoha, Catherine Dambya, Godfrey Katumba, James Peter Eliku, Steven Ssekyondwa, Ronald Kasujja, Misaki Wayengera, Winnie Agwang, Ashley Bolding, Sulaiman Ikoba, Sarah Snyder, Vallence Uragiwenimana, Fatim Cham, Osborn Otieno, Alisen Ayitewala, Allan Muruta, Herbert Nabaasa, Charles Olaro, Diana Atwine, Jane Ruth Aceng

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x
Published: 2026-01-20
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x,
  title = {Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024)},
  author = {Andrew Nsawotebba and Susan Nabadda and Isaac Ssewanyana and Noah Hull and Valeria Nakintu and Innocent Morunyanga and Jordan Magala and Jonathan Kabazzi and Harris Onywera and Samuel Jefferson Mutyaba and Denis Smith Akejo and Caroline Makoha and Catherine Dambya and Godfrey Katumba and James Peter Eliku and Steven Ssekyondwa and Ronald Kasujja and Misaki Wayengera and Winnie Agwang and Ashley Bolding and Sulaiman Ikoba and Sarah Snyder and Vallence Uragiwenimana and Fatim Cham and Osborn Otieno and Alisen Ayitewala and Allan Muruta and Herbert Nabaasa and Charles Olaro and Diana Atwine and Jane Ruth Aceng},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Public Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024)
AU  - Andrew Nsawotebba
AU  - Susan Nabadda
AU  - Isaac Ssewanyana
AU  - Noah Hull
AU  - Valeria Nakintu
AU  - Innocent Morunyanga
AU  - Jordan Magala
AU  - Jonathan Kabazzi
AU  - Harris Onywera
AU  - Samuel Jefferson Mutyaba
AU  - Denis Smith Akejo
AU  - Caroline Makoha
AU  - Catherine Dambya
AU  - Godfrey Katumba
AU  - James Peter Eliku
AU  - Steven Ssekyondwa
AU  - Ronald Kasujja
AU  - Misaki Wayengera
AU  - Winnie Agwang
AU  - Ashley Bolding
AU  - Sulaiman Ikoba
AU  - Sarah Snyder
AU  - Vallence Uragiwenimana
AU  - Fatim Cham
AU  - Osborn Otieno
AU  - Alisen Ayitewala
AU  - Allan Muruta
AU  - Herbert Nabaasa
AU  - Charles Olaro
AU  - Diana Atwine
AU  - Jane Ruth Aceng
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Public Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x
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Nsawotebba, A., Nabadda, S., Ssewanyana, I., Hull, N., Nakintu, V., Morunyanga, I., Magala, J., Kabazzi, J., Onywera, H., Mutyaba, S. J., Akejo, D. S., Makoha, C., Dambya, C., Katumba, G., Eliku, J. P., Ssekyondwa, S., Kasujja, R., Wayengera, M., Agwang, W., Bolding, A., Ikoba, S., Snyder, S., Uragiwenimana, V., Cham, F., Otieno, O., Ayitewala, A., Muruta, A., Nabaasa, H., Olaro, C., Atwine, D., & Aceng, J. R. (2026). Wastewater-based surveillance as a proactive public health tool: insights from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala, Uganda (2023–2024). BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26267-x

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