Dewan Md Emdadul Hoque, Varuni Kumari, Masuma Hoque, Rasa Ruseckaite et al.
BACKGROUND: Clinical quality registries (CQRs) are playing an increasingly important role in improving health outcomes and reducing health care costs. CQRs are established with the purpose of monitoring quality of care, providing feedback, benchmarking performance, describing pattern of treatment, r...
Sabrina Rasheed, Shamshad Jahan, Tamanna Sharmin, Shahidul Hoque et al.
BACKGROUND: Evidence from numerous studies suggests that salt intake is an important determinant of elevated blood pressure. Robust data about salt consumption among adults in Bangladesh is sparse. However, much evidence suggests saline intrusion due to sea level rise as a result of climate change e...
Khaelqu Zaman, Ananda S Bandyopadhyay, Masuma Hoque, Chris Gast et al.
BACKGROUND: Type 2 circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) from Sabin oral poliovirus vaccines (OPVs) are the leading cause of poliomyelitis. A novel type 2 OPV (nOPV2) has been developed to be more genetically stable with similar tolerability and immunogenicity to that of Sabin type 2 vac...
Md. Nazmul Hoque, Anup Kumar Talukder, Masuma Akter, Mohammed Shamsuddin
A total of 65 water buffaloes (groups A, B, and C) at =>60 days postpartum with a body condition score (BCS) of =>2.5 were selected to evaluate ovsynch protocols for timed artificial insemination (TAI). The group A buffaloes (n = 25) were treated with a simple ovsynch protocol (GnRH - Day 7 - PGF2 a...
Amanda L. Wilkinson, Khalequ Zaman, Masuma Hoque, Concepción F. Estívariz et al.
Background Novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was developed by modifying the Sabin strain to increase genetic stability and reduce risk of seeding new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 outbreaks. Bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (bOPV; containing Sabin types 1 and 3) is the vac...
Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Farhana Khanam, Faisal Ahmmed, Justin Im et al.
BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever contributes to approximately 135 000 deaths annually. Achievable improvements in household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) combined with vaccination using typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) may be an effective preventive strategy. However, little is known about how imp...
Mohammad Bellal Hoque, Masuma Jahan Tanjila, Md. Imran Hosen, Md. Abdul Hannan et al.
Justin Im, Farhana Khanam, Faisal Ahmmed, Deok Ryun Kim et al.
Modest improvements in household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and typhoid vaccination can reduce typhoid risk in endemic settings. However, empiric evaluation of their combined impact is lacking. A total of 62,756 persons residing in 80 clusters in a Kolkata slum were allocated randomly 1:1...
Md. Shohel Hossain, Soharth Hasnat, Shilpy Akter, Maria Mulla Mim et al.
Background: mosquitoes, is a significant public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions. Among the four distinct serotypes of DENV (DENV-1 to DENV-4), DENV-2 is associated with the highest number of fatalities worldwide. However, there is no specific treatment available for dengue patient...
Md Taufiqul Islam, Justin Im, Faisal Ahmmed, Deok Ryun Kim et al.
Abstract Background Global cholera control efforts rely heavily on effective water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions in cholera-endemic settings. Methods Using data from a large, randomized controlled trial of oral cholera vaccine conducted in Kolkata, India, we evaluated whether natural...
Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Farhana Khanam, Faisal Ahmmed, Xinxue Liu et al.
BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever, or enteric fever, is a highly fatal infectious disease that affects over 9 million people worldwide each year, resulting in more than 110,000 deaths. Reduction in the burden of typhoid in low-income countries is crucial for public health and requires the implementation of ...
Sophie Kang, Fahima Chowdhury, Juyeon Park, Tasnuva Ahmed et al.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between existing household water quality, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices and severe cholera risk in a dense urban slum where cholera is highly endemic. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: We assembled a large prospective cohort within a cluster random...
Justin Im, Md Taufiqul Islam, Faisal Ahmmed, Deok Ryun Kim et al.
Abstract Background Oral cholera vaccine (OCV) and incremental improvements in household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) within cholera-endemic areas can reduce cholera risk. However, we lack empiric evaluation of their combined impact. Methods We evaluated a cluster-randomized, placebo-contro...
Fahima Chowdhury, Asma Binte Aziz, Faisal Ahmmed, Tasnuva Ahmed et al.
The current global initiative to end Cholera by 2030 emphasizes the use of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) combined with feasible household Water-Sanitation-Hygiene (WASH) interventions. However, little is known about how improved WASH practices and behaviors and OCV interact to reduce the risk of choler...
Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Ashraful Islam Khan, Md Taufiqul Islam, Fahima Chowdhury et al.
Cholera poses a substantial health burden in the developing world due to both epidemic and endemic diseases. The World Health Organization recommends oral cholera vaccines for mass vaccination campaigns in addition to traditional prevention practices and treatments in resource-poor settings. In many...