Sucharit Basu Neogi, Md. Mehedul Islam, Sk Shaheenur Islam, AHM Taslima Akhter et al.
BACKGROUND: Understanding potential risks of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens from the booming poultry sector is a crucial public health concern. Campylobacter spp. are among the most important zoonotic pathogens associated with MDR infections in poultry and human. This study systematically exam...
Nadia Ali Rimi, Md Zakiul Hassan, Sukanta Chowdhury, Mahmudur Rahman et al.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been a public health threat in Bangladesh since the first reported outbreak in poultry in 2007. The country has undertaken numerous efforts to detect, track, and combat avian influenza viruses (AIVs). The predominant genotype of the H5N1 viruses is clade ...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Tanzida Begum Rumi, S. M. Lutful Kabir, Adri G. M. van der Zanden et al.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in selected districts of Bangladesh to estimate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), and to identify the risk factors for bTB. We included 1865 farmed cattle from 79 herds randomly selected from five districts. Herd and animal level data were collected ...
A. K. M. Anisur Rahman, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Md Hasanuzzaman Talukder, Md. Kumrul Hassan et al.
BACKGROUND: A retrospective observational study was conducted to identify fascioliasis hotspots, clusters, potential risk factors and to map fascioliasis risk in domestic ruminants in Bangladesh. Cases of fascioliasis in cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats from all districts in Bangladesh between 2011 ...
Mohammad Arif, Md. Akteruzzaman, Tuhin-Al-Ferdous, Sk Shaheenur Islam et al.
A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of Bacillus-based probiotics on growth performance, intestinal histo-morphology, gut microbial population and immune response in broilers. A total of 2000 Hubbard Classic day-old chicks were randomly enrolled in four experimental groups and 4 rep...
Debashish Mridha, Md. Nasir Uddin, Badrul Alam, AHM Taslima Akhter et al.
Background and Aim: Salmonella spp. are an important group of pathogens responsible for human and animal diseases. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify and characterize of Salmonella spp. isolated from broiler farms of Gazipur, Tangail, and Dhaka districts of Bangladesh. This stu...
A. K. M. Anisur Rahman, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Md. Abu Sufian, Md Hasanuzzaman Talukder et al.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is highly endemic in Bangladesh. Using passive surveillance data (case records from all 64 districts of Bangladesh, 2014–2017) and district domestic ruminant population estimates, we calculated FMD cumulative incidence per 10,000 animals at risk per district, conducted c...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Tanzida Begum Rumi, S. M. Lutful Kabir, A. K. M. Anisur Rahman et al.
We assessed zoonotic tuberculosis (zTB) knowledge and prevention and control practices of 404 cattle handlers via a survey in three dairy-intensive districts of Bangladesh. Most respondents were aged 30-49 (52%) and male (95%). Almost all (99%) recognized the important public health burden of tuberc...
Badrul Alam, Md. Nasir Uddin, Debashish Mridha, AHM Taslima Akhter et al.
Poultry origin Campylobacter is considered as one of the leading causal agents of human foodborne illness. This study was conducted to estimate the occurrence, molecular identification, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Campylobacter species from the broiler farms in Bangladesh. Samples (352) we...
YA Sarker, AH Miah, Nadim Sharif, MH Himel et al.
A retrospective study was undertaken to determine the occurrence and distribution of diseases based on species, age, sex, system affected, case type, causal agents and season variation at Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Bangladesh Agricultural University from January 2012 to December 2014. According t...
Nelima Ibrahim, Ilias Chantziaras, Md. Abu Shoieb Mohsin, Filip Boyen et al.
Antimicrobial use (AMU) is a major contributing factor to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in human and animals. To control AMR, indiscriminate antibiotic use needs to be restricted, preventive measures such as biosecurity must be prioritized and proper action plans must be implem...
Nazmul Hoque, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Md. Nasir Uddin, Mohammad Arif et al.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in selected districts of Bangladesh to estimate prevalence, risk factors, and molecular detection of Campylobacter isolates from 540 farmed cattle of 90 herds. As an individual sample, 540 feces, and as a pooled sample, 180 milk samples, 90 feed samples, 90 wat...
Md. Nasir Uddin, Badrul Alam, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Mohammad Arif et al.
The occurrence of COVID-19 which causes severe acute respiratory infection has produced a large global outbreak with major public health concern. Since Chinese wet market (LBM) has been blamed to be linked with this global pandemic of COVID-19 as the noble virus has supposed to be transmitted from a...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Shovon Chakma, AHM Taslima Akhter, Nelima Ibrahim et al.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to explore the outbreak situation in terms of animal, place, and time towards minimizing the risk of animal infection at the source in future and subsequent spillover in human in the endemic rural settings. METHODOLOGY: An outbreak investigation team from th...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Md Samun Sarker, AHM Taslima Akhter, Ireen Sultana Shanta et al.
Background: In Bangladesh, the zoonotic transmission of anthrax from animals to humans poses substantial challenges for prevention and control programs, especially in resource-constrained settings. A comprehensive literature review was conducted focusing on anthrax infections in animals, humans, and...
A. K. M. Ziaul Haque, Mir Rowshan Akter, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Jahangir Alam et al.
Salmonella Gallinarum is one of the most important bacterial pathogens associated with diminished egg production in poultry. The aim of this study was to understand the occurrence, molecular traits and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella Gallinarum strains isolated from small-scale comme...
Md. Ashikur Rahman, Priyanka Rani Paul, Nazmul Hoque, Sk Shaheenur Islam et al.
Campylobacter enteritis is the leading cause of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide including Bangladesh. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence and antimicrobial‐resistance status of Campylobacter spp. in human diarrheal samples collected from Surya Kanta Hospital, Mymensingh,...
A. K. M. Anisur Rahman, Sk Shaheenur Islam, Md. Abu Sufian, Md Hasanuzzaman Talukder et al.
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is endemic in Bangladesh, but its spatial distribution and risk factors have not yet been reported. Using four years of national-level, passive surveillance data (2014 to 2017), in this study we aimed to identify risk factors, create PPR risk maps and describe PPR ti...
Abdullah Al Mamun, M. Lutful Kabir S., Mehedul Islam, Lubna Mostary et al.
The aim of this study was to identify and characterize Salmonella species isolated from poultry value chains of Gazipur and Tangail districts of Bangladesh during the period of October 2015 to May 2016. For this purpose a total of 153 samples (35 chick meconium, 49 cloacal swab, 30 poultry carcass, ...
Sk Shaheenur Islam, Holy Akwar, Muhammad Sazzad Hossain, Md Abu Sufian et al.
Analysis of environmental samples obtained from the Live Poultry Markets (LPMs) of Dhaka City, Bangladesh, has revealed that the highest degree of prevalence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI, H5N1), besides other subtypes of the LPAI virus, poses the plausible risk of transmission of the...