Stephen P. Luby, Mahmudur Rahman, M. Jahangir Hossain, Lauren S. Blum et al.
We investigated an outbreak of encephalitis in Tangail District, Bangladesh. We defined case-patients as persons from the outbreak area in whom fever developed with new onset of seizures or altered mental status from December 15, 2004, through January 31, 2005. Twelve persons met the definition; 11 ...
Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara
Early prediction of liver disease is very important to save human life and take proper steps to control the disease. Decision Tree algorithms have been successfully applied in various fields especially in medical science. This research work explores the early prediction of liver disease using variou...
Nazmun Nahar, Yulia Blomstedt, Beidi Wu, Istiti Kandarina et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh has the highest natural disaster mortality rate in the world, with over half a million people lost to disaster events since 1970. Most of these people have died during floods or cyclones, both of which are likely to become more frequent due to global climate change. To date, t...
Salah Uddin Khan, Jahangir Hossain, Emily S. Gurley, Nazmun Nahar et al.
Pteropus bats are commonly infected with Nipah virus, but show no signs of illness. Human Nipah outbreaks in Bangladesh coincide with the date palm sap harvesting season. In epidemiologic studies, drinking raw date palm sap is a risk factor for human Nipah infection. We conducted a study to evaluate...
Salah Uddin Khan, Emily S. Gurley, Jahangir Hossain, Nazmun Nahar et al.
BACKGROUND: Drinking raw date palm sap is a risk factor for human Nipah virus (NiV) infection. Fruit bats, the natural reservoir of NiV, commonly contaminate raw sap with saliva by licking date palm's sap producing surface. We evaluated four types of physical barriers that may prevent bats from cont...
Lauren S. Blum, Rasheda Khan, Nazmun Nahar, Robert F. Breiman
Continued Nipah encephalitis outbreaks in Bangladesh highlight the need for preventative and control measures to reduce transmission from bats to humans and human-to-human spread. Qualitative research was conducted at the end of an encephalitis outbreak in Faridpur, Bangladesh in May 2004 and contin...
Nazmun Nahar Nuri, Malabika Sarker, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Didar Hossain et al.
BACKGROUND: Health systems in Bangladesh are not fully organized to provide optimal care services to patients with mental health problems. There is both a lack of resources and a disproportional distribution of the available resources. To design an equitable health system and plan interventions to i...
Nazmun Nahar, Rebeca Sultana, Emily S. Gurley, Jahangir Hossain et al.
Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a seasonal disease in Bangladesh that coincides with the date palm sap collection season. Raw date palm sap is a delicacy to drink in Bengali culture. If fruit bats that are infected with NiV gain access to the sap for drinking, they might occasionally contaminate the ...
Md Saiful Islam, Stephen P. Luby, Rebeca Sultana, Nadia Ali Rimi et al.
Background Family caregivers are integral to patient care in Bangladeshi public hospitals. This study explored family caregivers’ activities and their perceptions and practices related to disease transmission and prevention in public hospitals. Methods Trained qualitative researchers conducted a tot...
Md. Sazzadul Haque, Nazmun Nahar, Sayed Md. Sayem
In the industrial sector of Bangladesh there is a lack of standardized mechanism to account for water incorporating both efficiency and sustainability. With the growing number of textile industries that rely heavily on groundwater, there is a desperate need for efficient water management at the proc...
Nazmun Nahar, Ferdous Ara, Md. Arif Istiek Neloy, Anik Biswas et al.
Md. Abdul Moktadir, Towfique Rahman, Syed Mithun Ali, Nazmun Nahar et al.
Rebeca Sultana, Nadia Ali Rimi, Shamim Ahmed Azad, Md Saiful Islam et al.
INTRODUCTION: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus (known as "bird flu") is an important public health concern due to its potential to infect humans and cause a human pandemic. Bangladesh is a high-risk country for an influenza pandemic because of its dense human population, widespread bac...
Bedowra Zabeen, Samin Tayyeb, Biplob Benarjee, Abdul Baki et al.
BACKGROUND: Fasting (Sawm) during Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam is obligatory for all healthy adult and adolescent Muslims from the age of 12 years. Some children with diabetes, despite their exemption insist on fasting in Ramadan. We evaluated the safety of fasting among children with t...
Nadia Ali Rimi, Rebeca Sultana, Stephen P. Luby, Md Saiful Islam et al.
OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the physical structure and environmental contamination in selected hospital wards in three government hospitals in Bangladesh. METHODS: The qualitative research team conducted 48 hours of observation in six wards from three Bangladeshi tertiary hospitals in 2007. They...