M. Nazmul Huda, Zachery T. Lewis, Karen M. Kalanetra, Mamunur Rashid et al.
OBJECTIVE: Oral vaccine efficacy is low in less-developed countries, perhaps due to intestinal dysbiosis. This study determined if stool microbiota composition predicted infant oral and parenteral vaccine responses. METHODS: The stool microbiota of 48 Bangladeshi infants was characterized at 6, 11, ...
Ubydul Haque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Shahed Hossain, M. Mamun Huda et al.
BACKGROUND: Following the 1971 ban of DDT in Bangladesh, malaria cases have increased steadily. Malaria persists as a major health problem in the thirteen south-eastern and north-eastern districts of Bangladesh. At present the national malaria control program, largely supported by the Global Fund fo...
Tuhin Biswas, Nick Townsend, M. Mamun Huda, Joemer C Maravilla et al.
Background: Modifiable non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors are becoming increasingly common among adolescents, with clustering of these risk factors in individuals of particular concern. The aim of this study was to assess global status of clustering of common modifiable NCD risk factors amo...
Dinesh Mondal, Kamrul Nahar Nasrin, M. Mamun Huda, Mamun Kabir et al.
OBJECTIVES: To support the Bangladesh National Kala-azar Elimination Programme (NKEP), we investigated the feasibility of using trained village volunteers for detecting post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for confirmation of diagnosis and treatment...
Dinesh Mondal, Jorge Alvar, Md Golam Hasnain, Md Shakhawat Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: To rapidly reduce the burden of visceral leishmaniasis for national elimination programmes, an acceptable, safe, and effective treatment is needed that can be delivered at primary health-care centres. We aimed to assess the tolerability, safety, and cure rate of single-dose liposomal amp...
Rajib Chowdhury, M. Mamun Huda, Vijay Kumar, Pradeep Das et al.
Although, when applied under controlled conditions in India and Nepal, indoor residual spraying (IRS) has been found to reduce sandfly densities significantly, it is not known if IRS will be as effective when applied generally in these countries, via the national programmes for the elimination of vi...
Most Champa Begum, Monirul Islam, Mamunur Rashid Sarkar, Md Abu Sayem Azad et al.
This study elucidates the involvement of auxin with Zn-efficiency (ZE) in Zn-efficient rice var. Pokkali. Pokkali showed no significant decrease in morpho-physiological features, electrolyte leakage and total soluble proteins due to Zn deficiency as compared with Zn-sufficient seedlings. However, au...
Nazmul Huda, Shakhawoat Hossain, Mashiur Rahman, Md. Rezaul Karim et al.
Blood uric acid has been recognized as a putative marker for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). CVDs are the major causes of arsenic-related morbidity and mortality. However, the association of arsenic exposure with plasma uric acid (PUA) levels in relation to CVDs has not yet been explored. This study...
Prakash Ghosh, Khondaker Rifat Hasan Bhaskar, Faria Hossain, Md Anik Ashfaq Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: Recombinant fusion proteins are now commonly used to detect circulating antibodies for the serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Although simple, these tests still require blood collection and their use in remote settings can be limited due to the...
Mohammad Zahirul Islam, Shannon Rutherford, Dung Phung, Nazim Uzzaman et al.
Dengue fever is a major public health concern in Bangladesh with increased incidence during monsoon. We aimed to assess the correlation of temperature, humidity, and rainfall on dengue fever in two dengue endemic cities in Bangladesh. It was a time series analysis of climate factors and dengue occur...
Ubydul Haque, M. Mamun Huda, Awlad Hossain, Syed Masud Ahmed et al.
BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health burden in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, particularly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. In 2007, BRAC and ICDDR,B carried out a malaria prevalence survey in the endemic regions including the Khagrachari District. METHODS: This study was done to...
Dinesh Mondal, M. Mamun Huda, Mithun Kumar Karmoker, Debashis Ghosh et al.
The effect of insecticide-treated materials on reducing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is disputable. In Bangladesh, we evaluated the effect of a community-based intervention with insecticide impregnation of existing bed-nets in reducing VL incidence. This intervention reduced VL by 66.5%. Widespread b...
Shri Prakash Singh, Siddhivinayak Hirve, M. Mamun Huda, Megha Raj Banjara et al.
BACKGROUND: The VL elimination strategy requires cost-effective tools for case detection and management. This intervention study tests the yield, feasibility and cost of 4 different active case detection (ACD) strategies (camp, index case, incentive and blanket approach) in VL endemic districts of I...
Dinesh Mondal, Rajib Chowdhury, M. Mamun Huda, Narayan Prosad Maheswary et al.
Objective To analyse the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of insecticide-treated bed nets with slow-release insecticides (KO Tab 123) as an option for kala-azar vector management in Bangladesh. Methods Intervention study involving an insecticide dipping programme through village health w...
M. Mamun Huda, Siddhivinayak Hirve, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Paritosh Malaviya et al.
BACKGROUND: Active case detection (ACD) significantly contributes to early detection and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases and is cost effective. This paper evaluates the performance and feasibility of adapting ACD strategies into national ...