Richard J. Whittington, Karsten Donat, M.F. Weber, D.F. Kelton et al.
Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic costs, impacts animal welfare and arouses public health concerns. In a survey of 48 countries we found paratuberculosis to be very com...
A. K. M. Anisur Rahman, Salome Smit, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Polychronis Kostoulas et al.
We evaluated the performance of three serological tests - an immunoglobulin G indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA), a Rose Bengal test and a slow agglutination test (SAT) - for the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis in Bangladesh. Cattle sera (n = 1360) sourced from Mymensingh district (...
Μ. Ν. Islam, M K Khan, Mohammad Ferdousur Rahman Khan, Polychronis Kostoulas et al.
Bovine tuberculosis (bTb) is endemic in Bangladesh but the true prevalence has not yet been reported. Our objectives for this study were to determine the true prevalence and identify risk factors for bTb at the animal- and herd-level in Bangladesh. A total of 510 cows were randomly selected during J...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Konstantinos Pateras, S. M. Lutful Kabir, Polychronis Kostoulas et al.
We aimed to estimate the overall apparent prevalence, true prevalence, and the spatial, temporal, and test-specific burden of bovine tuberculosis in Bangladesh. PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, and BanglaJOL were searched for bovine tuberculosis publications in Bangladesh from 1 Janua...
M K Khan, Μ. Ν. Islam, Jayedul Hassan, Shaymal Kumar Paul et al.
BACKGROUND: The study was aimed to estimate the true prevalence of human tuberculosis (TB); identify risk factors and clinical symptoms of TB; and detect rifampicin (RIF) sensitivity in three study areas of Bangladesh. METHODS: The cross-sectional study was conducted in three Bangladesh districts du...
M K Khan, Μ. Ν. Islam, Jayedul Hassan, Shaymal Kumar Paul et al.
Abstract Background The study was aimed to estimate the true prevalence of human tuberculosis (TB); identify risk factors and clinical symptoms of TB; and detect rifampicin (RIF) sensitivity in Bangladesh. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted in three Bangladesh districts during 2018. Pot...