JOSEPH KUNGU (0000-0002-2225-463X)

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Dr Joseph M Kungu graduated with Bachelors of Veterinary Medicine, Masters of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and PhD in Epidemiology from Makerere University, Uganda. He has an experience of 17 years of multidisciplinary work as a one health champion, researcher and academic. He currently works as a Lecturer in the Department of Bio-security Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health (BEP) of the College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Bio-security (COVAB), Makerere University. He is a coordinator of graduate training, Research Innovations and Services in COVAB, Makerere University. He has taught and mentored several graduate and undergraduate students in Uganda. He has been involved in mentoring graduate students in One Health Principles to combat food-borne illnesses, AMR, anthrax, hemorrhagic fevers, COVID-19. He is a trainer of trainers in Risk Communication and Community Engagement. He is a member of National Antimicrobial Resistance ( AMR) Technical Working Group and is a Fleming Fund fellow of Stewardship of antimicrobial use and surveillance of AMR from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He has also benefited from the United States Department of Agriculture Faculty Exchange Program. He plays a key role of creating linkages among the Academia, community, public and private partnerships that are key for improving livelihoods through improved health of livestock and humans locally and globally. He is a born-again Christian with an open heart to serve people.

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Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity: Kampala, Kampala, UG

2017-08-01 to present | Lecturer (Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health)

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JOSEPH KUNGU

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Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity: Kampala, Kampala, UG

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Makerere University, College of Veterinary Medicine Animal Resources and Biosecurity: Kampala, UG

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Africa One Health Universities Network: Kampala, UG

Works (35)

Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus in cattle and humans in farming communities of Isingiro and Kamuli districts, Uganda

Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda

Mentorship of the next generation of One Health workers through experiential learning: A case of students of Makerere University.

Prevalence and predictors of tuberculosis among HIV patients who completed isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) at Reach out Mbuya community health initiative.

Geographic distribution and predictors of diagnostic delays among possible TB patients in Uganda.

Prevalence and predisposing factors of covid-19 in Bwindi -Mgahinga mountain gorilla conservation area landscape, Uganda

Prevention of human exposure to livestock faecal waste in the household: a scoping study of interventions conducted in sub-Saharan Africa.

Comparison of patient length of stay in care between home-based care and hospitalized covid-19 patients in northern and West Nile regions, Uganda

Animal Source Foods Quality and Safety Standards Implementation in Uganda. A Review

Second-line drug resistance markers as proxy indicators of time to sputum culture conversion among second-line drug resistant tuberculosis patients tested in Uganda: A cross-sectional study

Pigs' management practices and exposure to Trichinella spp. in pigs and warthogs in the northern area of Senegal

Assessment of Compliance to Animal Source Foods Quality and Safety Standards in Uganda. A Case of Kampala and Mbarara Districts

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) Symptoms: A Retrospective Study at Selected Africa Air Rescue (AAR) Clinics in Kampala, Uganda, from 2015 to 2019

Modeling the Spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Among Pig Farms in Lira District of Northern Uganda.

Evaluation of a Sample Pooling Strategy for Sars-cov-2 Using Real Time PCR

&lt;em&gt; Taenia solium &lt;/em&gt; cysticercosis survey at a slaughterhouse in Kampala, Uganda

Perceptions and Practices towards Anthrax in Selected Agricultural Communities in Arua District, Uganda

Prevalence of Escherichia Coli and Its Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles among Patients with UTI at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Stakeholders’ perceptions on performance of the Livestock Disease Surveillance system in Uganda: A case of Pallisa and Kumi Districts

Pig farming systems and cysticercosis in Northern Uganda

Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of urinary tract infections in febrile children below ten years attending mulago hospital, Uganda

Post Outbreak Evaluation Of One Health Integrated Interventions Of Rift Valley Fever And Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever In Kiboga And Kiruhura Districts, Uganda

Comparison of the efficacy of crude methanolic extracts of Cassia occidentalis and Euphorbia hirta with levamisole-HCL against gastrointestinal nematodes of economic importance to goat production in Uganda.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pork consumers in Uganda

The importance of on-farm biosecurity: Sero-prevalence and risk factors of bacterial and viral pathogens in smallholder pig systems in Uganda.

Prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in prolonged fever patients in post-conflict Northern Uganda

Brucellosis: Community, medical and veterinary workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Northern Uganda

Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey.

Sero-prevalence of Taenia spp. cysticercosis in rural and urban smallholder pig production settings in Uganda

Serological and molecular investigation for brucellosis in swine in selected districts of Uganda.

Status of Taenia solium cysticercosis and predisposing factors in developing countries involved in pig farming

Risk Factors for African Swine Fever in Smallholder Pig Production Systems in Uganda.

Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda.

Sero-prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis in cattle in Gulu and Amuru districts, Northern Uganda.

Seroprevalence of brucellosis in humans, knowledge and practices among patients and medical practitioners in Wakiso district, Uganda

Peer review (4 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

<em> Taenia solium </em> cysticercosis survey at a slaughterhouse in Kampala, Uganda