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  1. Enhanced cholera surveillance to improve vaccination campaign efficiency

    Article • Nature Medicine, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  2. Factors associated with low tuberculosis case detection and investigation in public health facilities (PHFs) in Uganda: A case study of Bududa district

    Article • December 2023, Research Square

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  3. Estimating the proportion of clinically suspected cholera cases that are true Vibrio cholerae infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • PLoS Medicine, September 2023, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  4. Cholera and COVID-19 pandemic prevention in multiple hotspot districts of Uganda: vaccine coverage, adverse events following immunization and WASH conditions survey

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  5. Development of a Scorecard to Monitor Progress toward National Cholera Elimination: Its Application in Uganda

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 2023, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  6. Sudan Ebola virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda, 2022: lessons learnt and future priorities for sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • BMC Medicine, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  7. Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease Caused by Sudan ebolavirus — Uganda, August–October 2022

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 2022, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  8. Cholera epidemic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Moroto district, Uganda: Hurdles and opportunities for control

    Article • PLOS Global Public Health, October 2022, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  9. Towards estimating true cholera burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis ofVibrio choleraepositivity

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  10. Prevention of cholera and COVID-19 pandemics in Uganda: understanding vaccine coverage survey Plus

    Article • August 2022, Research Square

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  11. The COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent

    Article • BMC Medicine, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire , Dr Alex Riolexus Ario

  12. Contrasting Epidemiology of Cholera in Bangladesh and Africa

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  13. A framework to support the integration of priority setting in the preparedness, alert, control and evaluation stages of a disease pandemic

    Article • Global Public Health, July 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  14. Refugee Settlements and Cholera Risks in Uganda, 2016–2019

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2021, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  15. Cholera risk in cities in Uganda: understanding cases and contacts centered strategy (3CS) for rapid cholera outbreak control

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal, January 2021, Pan African Medical Journal

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  16. Use of surveys to evaluate an integrated oral cholera vaccine campaign in response to a cholera outbreak in Hoima district, Uganda

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  17. A prolonged cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated stream water, Kyangwali refugee settlement, Hoima District, Western Uganda: 2018

    Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  18. Access to drinking water in Africa

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  19. Backward compatibility of whole genome sequencing data with MLVA typing using a new MLVAtype shiny application for Vibrio cholerae

    Article • PLOS One, December 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  20. Backward compatibility of whole genome sequencing data with MLVA typing using a newMLVAtypeshiny application: the example ofVibrio cholerae

    Article • June 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  21. The importance of a One Health approach for prioritising zoonotic diseases to focus on capacity-building efforts in Uganda

    Article • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE, May 2019, O.I.E (World Organisation for Animal Health)

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  22. Environmental Surveillance of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139 in the Five African Great Lakes and Other Major Surface Water Sources in Uganda

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  23. Cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated water from a lakeshore water-collection site, Kasese District, south-western Uganda, June-July 2015

    Article • PLOS One, June 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire , Dr. Joseph KB Matovu

  24. Understanding the genotypes responsible for repeated cholera outbreaks in Uganda

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, June 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  25. Cholera Epidemic in South Sudan and Uganda and Need for International Collaboration in Cholera Control

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2018, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  26. Sensitivity, Specificity, and Public-Health Utility of Clinical Case Definitions Based on the Signs and Symptoms of Cholera in Africa

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2018, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  27. A cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated water from a fenced lakeshore water-collection site � Kasese District, western Uganda, June 2015

    Article • Pan African Medical Journal Conference Proceedings, January 2018, Pan African Medical Journal

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  28. Identifying cholera "hotspots" in Uganda: An analysis of cholera surveillance data from 2011 to 2016

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  29. Alkaline peptone water enrichment with a dipstick test to quickly detect and monitor cholera outbreaks

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  30. Cholera outbreak caused by drinking lake water contaminated with human faeces in Kaiso Village, Hoima District, Western Uganda, October 2015

    Article • Infectious Diseases of Poverty, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  31. Epidemiology of cholera outbreaks and socio-economic characteristics of the communities in the fishing villages of Uganda: 2011-2015

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  32. Cross-Border Cholera Outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Mystery behind the Silent Illness: What Needs to Be Done?

    Article • PLOS One, June 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  33. Cholera Incidence and Mortality in Sub-Saharan African Sites during Multi-country Surveillance

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  34. Nosocomial Cholera Outbreak in a Mental Hospital: Challenges and Lessons Learnt from Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital, Uganda

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2015, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  35. The Burden of Cholera in Uganda

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  36. Cholera Surveillance in Uganda: An Analysis of Notifications for the Years 2007–2011

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  37. Private Sector Drug Shops in Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea in Children in Uganda

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 2012, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  38. Closing the access barrier for effective anti-malarials in the private sector in rural Uganda: consortium for ACT private sector subsidy (CAPSS) pilot study

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  39. Overcoming the affordability barrier for effective and high quality life saving malaria medicines in the private sector in rural Uganda: the Consortium for ACT Private Sector Subsidy (CAPSS) pilot study

    Article • Malaria Journal, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire

  40. Outbreak of Beriberi among African Union Troops in Mogadishu, Somalia

    Article • PLOS One, December 2011, PLOS

    Dr. Godfrey Bwire