Shahera Banu, Wenbiao Hu, Cameron Hurst, Yuming Guo et al.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the space-time clustering of dengue fever (DF) transmission in Bangladesh using geographical information system and spatial scan statistics (SaTScan). METHODS: We obtained data on monthly suspected DF cases and deaths by district in Bangladesh for the period of 2000-2009 from D...
Zhiwei Xu, James Crooks, Janet M. Davies, Md Alfazal Khan et al.
The objectives of this study are to review available information on the association between ambient temperature and childhood asthma, and to elucidate the possible underlying mechanisms of this relationship. A systematic review was conducted based on the papers retrieved from four databases, includi...
Shahera Banu, Yuming Guo, Wenbiao Hu, Pat Dale et al.
Dengue dynamics are driven by complex interactions between hosts, vectors and viruses that are influenced by environmental and climatic factors. Several studies examined the role of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in dengue incidence. However, the role of Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), a coupled oce...
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain, Mahbubul H. Siddiqee, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Enayetur Raheem et al.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease commonly reported in the tropical regions of the world. The presence of two mosquito vectors (Aedes aegypti is highly urban, while A. albopictus is less urban) throughout the year makes dengue fever an endemic disease in a number of countries. Among the predi...
Jing Yang, Abdullah Al Mosabbir, Enayetur Raheem, Wenbiao Hu et al.
Establishing reliable early warning models for severe dengue cases is a high priority to facilitate triage in dengue-endemic areas and optimal use of limited resources. However, few studies have identified the complex interactive relationship between potential risk factors and severe dengue. This re...
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Hilary Bambrick, Darren Wraith, Shilu Tong et al.
Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries, particularly for children and elderly. The main objective of this review paper is to review the epidemiological evidence about the effects of sociodemographic and climatic variability on pneumonia and other lower resp...
Hong-yun Wu, Zhenggang Li, Xinkai Sun, Weimin Bai et al.
Machine learning methods are a novel way to predict and rank donors' willingness to donate blood and to achieve precision recruitment, which can improve the recruitment efficiency and meet the challenge of blood shortage. We collected information about experienced blood donors via short message serv...
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shilu Tong, Md Alfazal Khan, Wenbiao Hu
OBJECTIVES Pneumonia is a significant contributor to mortality and morbidity in children aged <5 years, and it is also one of the leading causes of hospitalisation for children in this age group. This study assessed the association between climate variability, patient characteristics (i.e. age, sex,...
Md. Jahirul Islam, Wenbiao Hu
Abstract Background Rapid human movement plays a crucial role in the spatial dissemination of the dengue virus. Nevertheless, robust quantification of this relationship using both spatial and temporal models remains necessary. This study aims to explore the spatial and temporal patterns of dengue tr...
Shahera Banu, Wenbiao Hu, Yuming Guo, Cameron Hurst et al.
Weather variables, mainly temperature and humidity influence vectors, viruses, human biology, ecology and consequently the intensity and distribution of the vector-borne diseases. There is evidence that warmer temperature due to climate change will influence the dengue transmission. However, long te...
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shilu Tong, Hilary Bambrick, Al Fazal Khan et al.
Available evidence is limited on the association between weather factors and childhood pneumonia, especially in developing countries. This study examined the effects of weather variability on childhood pneumonia after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) intervention in rural Ba...
Jahirul Islam, Wenbiao Hu
Journal Article Corrected proof Heatwaves and Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh After the Pandemic– An Urgent Call for Climate-Driven Early Warning Systems Get access Jahirul Islam, Jahirul Islam Ecosystem Change and Population Health Research Group, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland U...
Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Shilu Tong, Hilary Bambrick, Md Alfazal Khan et al.
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC?: Different socioecological factors were associated with childhood pneumonia in Bangladesh. However, previous studies did not assess spatial patterns, and socioecological factors and spatial variation have the potential to improve the accuracy and predictive abili...
Jahirul Islam, Caroline Dowsett, Xin Qi, Hilary Bambrick et al.
We developed a Suitable Conditions Index (SCI) to predict dengue transmission in our prior work. However, the initial SCI was not refined with other important abiotic parameters. Therefore, in this study we refined the index by calculating three variants: temperature-based baseline daily average SCI...
Xiaofan Ye, Z M Zhang, Yudong Jiao, Mingyuan Wang et al.