Minhazul Abedin, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Farah Naz Rahman, Hasan Mahmud Reza et al.
BACKGROUND: Although the approved COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, mass vaccination in Bangladeshi people remains a challenge. As a vaccination effort, the study provided an empirical evidence on willingness to vaccinate by sociodemographic, clinical and regional differences...
Denise O. Garrett, Ashley T Longley, Kristen Aiemjoy, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai et al.
BACKGROUND: Precise enteric fever disease burden data are needed to inform prevention and control measures, including the use of newly available typhoid vaccines. We established the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) to inform these strategies. METHODS: From September, 2016, to Se...
Megan E. Carey, Zoe A. Dyson, Danielle J. Ingle, Afreenish Amir et al.
Background: serovar Typhi (Typhi) genomic data to inform public health action. This analysis, which marks 22 years since the publication of the first Typhi genome, represents the largest Typhi genome sequence collection to date (n=13,000). Methods: This is a meta-analysis of global genotype and anti...
Farah Naz Qamar, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Irum Fatima Dehraj, Sadia Shakoor et al.
BACKGROUND: Clinicians have limited therapeutic options for enteric as a result of increasing antimicrobial resistance, and therefore typhoid vaccination is recommended as a preventive measure. As a part of the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), we investigated the extent measure...
The Antibiotics for Children With Diarrhea (ABCD) Study Group, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Muhammad Waliur Rahman et al.
Importance: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines do not recommend routine antibiotic use for children with acute watery diarrhea. However, recent studies suggest that a significant proportion of such episodes have a bacterial cause and are associated with mortality and growth impairment, espec...
Makid Maskawat Marjub, Nazia Rahman, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Fahima Sultana Tuhen et al.
Abstract Environmental pollution due to heavy metal contamination is a major environmental concern. A fully biodegradable and reusable adsorbent hydrogel for removal of heavy metal ions has been developed. The hydrogel was prepared from acrylic acid and chitosan using an irradiation method. The adso...
Kona Chowdhury, Mainul Haque, Nadia Nusrat, Nihad Adnan et al.
There is an increasing focus on researching children admitted to hospital with new variants of COVID-19, combined with concerns with hyperinflammatory syndromes and the overuse of antimicrobials. Paediatric guidelines have been produced in Bangladesh to improve their care. Consequently, the objectiv...
Patricia B. Pavlinac, James A Platts-Mills, Jie Liu, Hannah E Atlas et al.
BACKGROUND: Bacterial pathogens cause substantial diarrhea morbidity and mortality among children living in endemic settings, yet antimicrobial treatment is only recommended for dysentery or suspected cholera. METHODS: AntiBiotics for Children with severe Diarrhea was a 7-country, placebo-controlled...
Farah Naz Rahman, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Jahangir Hossain, Anthony Obinna Iwuagwu
Background There are currently 1.5 million indigenous people in Bangladesh, constituting 1.8% of the total population and representing one of the country’s most deprived communities. This study explores the health status and quality of life along with their determinants among indigenous older people...
Hasina Akhter Chowdhury, Progga Paromita, Cinderella Akbar Mayaboti, Shagoofa Rakhshanda et al.
INTRODUCTION: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases (NCDs)as well as a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Around 80% diabetic patients live in low- and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, there is a scarcity of data on the quality of DM mana...
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Seema Irfan, Rozina Thobani, Abdul Momin Kazi et al.
BACKGROUND: The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) is a multicenter, multicountry study conducted in Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The objectives of the study were to characterize disease incidence among patients with enteric fever. We report the burden of enteric fever at sele...
Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Akhtarul Islam, Nusrat Jahan, Mst. Tanmin Nahar et al.
Background: Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Bangladesh implemented strict non-therapeutic measures, i.e., "social distancing," "lockdown," "work from home," in the first quarter of 2020. Like other professionals, teachers at schools, colleges and universities were ...
Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Farah Tasnim, Masrur Abdul Quader, Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan et al.
Despite the public health concern, there is a dearth of research regarding perceived noise pollution and noise-related health status in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to evaluate the noise-related health status among Bangladesh's adult population. 1386 adult Bangladeshis participated in an o...
Jie Liu, Paul F. Garcia Bardales, Kamrul Islam, Sheikh Jarju et al.
Abstract Background Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) targeting ipaH has been proven to be highly efficient in detecting Shigella in clinical samples compared to culture-based methods, which underestimate Shigella burden by 2- to 3-fold. qPCR assays have also been developed for Shigella ...
Bri’Anna Horne, Henry Badji, Md Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Lucero Romaina Cachique et al.
Abstract Background Shigella is a major cause of diarrhea in young children worldwide. Multiple vaccines targeting Shigella are in development, and phase 3 clinical trials are imminent to determine efficacy against shigellosis. Methods The Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance stud...