Suspected Outbreak of Riboflavin Deficiency among Populations Reliant on Food Assistance: A Case Study of Drought-Stricken Karamoja, Uganda, 2009–2010

• Erin K. Nichols ,

  * E-mail: EKNichols@cdc.gov

  Affiliation Epidemic Intelligence Service assigned to the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Leisel E. Talley,

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/International Emergency and Refugee Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Nelly Birungi,

  Affiliation UNICEF-Uganda Country Office, Kampala, Uganda

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• Amanda McClelland,

  Affiliation Concern Worldwide/Emergency Response Team, Kampala, Uganda

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• Elizabeth Madraa,

  Affiliation Ministry of Health of Uganda, Nutrition Unit, Kampala, Uganda

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• Agnes B. Chandia,

  Affiliation Ministry of Health of Uganda, Nutrition Unit, Kampala, Uganda

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• Jacqueline Nivet,

  Affiliation United Nations World Food Programme, Office of the Country Director, Kampala, Uganda

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• Rafael Flores-Ayala,

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Team, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Mary K. Serdula

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Team, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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