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Estimation and prediction of doubling time for COVID-19 epidemic in Bangladesh: a study of first 14 month’s daily confirmed new cases and deaths (2021)
Journal Article
Haque, M., Rahman, M., Alif, S., Akter, E., Barua, S., Paul, G., & Haider, N. (2021). Estimation and prediction of doubling time for COVID-19 epidemic in Bangladesh: a study of first 14 month’s daily confirmed new cases and deaths. Global Biosecurity, https://doi.org/10.31646/gbio.91

Background: The doubling time is a reliable indicator to estimate the rate at which the pandemic is spreading. We evaluated and predicted the doubling time for the daily COVID-19 cases and deaths in Bangladesh.

Methods: Publicly available daily da... Read More about Estimation and prediction of doubling time for COVID-19 epidemic in Bangladesh: a study of first 14 month’s daily confirmed new cases and deaths.

The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control (2021)
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Arruda, L., Haider, N., Olayemi, A., Simons, D., Ehichioya, D., Yinka-Ogunleye, A., Ansumana, R., Thomason, M., Asogun, D., Ihekweazu, C., Fichet-Calvet, E., & Kock, R. (2021). The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 20, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-021-00431-0

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Lassa fever (LF), a zoonotic illness, represents a public health burden in West African countries where the Lassa virus (LASV) circulates among rodents. Human exposure hinges significantly on LASV ecology, whi... Read More about The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control.

The Global Case-Fatality Rate of COVID-19 Has Been Declining Since May 2020 (2021)
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Hasan, M., Haider, N., Stigler, F., Khan, R., McCoy, D., Zumla, A., Kock, R., & Uddin, M. (2021). The Global Case-Fatality Rate of COVID-19 Has Been Declining Since May 2020. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(6), 2176 - 2184. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1496

<jats:title>Abstract.</jats:title><jats:p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the trend of reported case fatality rate (rCFR) of COVID-19 over time, using globally reported COVID-19 cases and mortality data. We collected daily COVID-19 diagno... Read More about The Global Case-Fatality Rate of COVID-19 Has Been Declining Since May 2020.

Zoonotic disease preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries (2021)
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Thomason, M., Tembo, J., Arruda, L., Ntoumi, F., McHugh, T., Zumla, A., Elton, L., Haider, N., & Kock, R. (2021). Zoonotic disease preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries. One Health Outlook, 3, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00037-8

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>The emergence of high consequence pathogens such as Ebola and SARS-CoV-2, along with the continued burden of neglected diseases such as rabies, has highlighted th... Read More about Zoonotic disease preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries.

World Tuberculosis Day 2021 Theme — ‘The Clock is Ticking’ — and the world is running out of time to deliver the United Nations General Assembly commitments to End TB due to the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
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Gordon, A., Shanmugam, S., Bachmann, N., Lam, C., Sintchenko, V., Rudolf, F., Amanullah, F., Kock, R., Mugusi, F., Al-Abri, S., Fox, G., Nachega, J., Kapata, N., Knipper, M., Orcutt, M., Goscé, L., Abubakar, I., Nagu, T., Lipman, M., King, M., …Haider, N. (2021). World Tuberculosis Day 2021 Theme — ‘The Clock is Ticking’ — and the world is running out of time to deliver the United Nations General Assembly commitments to End TB due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113(S1), S1 - S6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.03.046

Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape (2021)
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Kock, R., Michel, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Azhar, E., Torrelles, J., Cadmus, S., Brunton, L., Chakaya, J., Marais, B., Mboera, L., Rahim, Z., Haider, N., & Zumla, A. (2021). Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113(S1), S68 - S72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.091

Despite slow reductions in the annual burden of active human tuberculosis (TB) cases, zoonotic TB (zTB) remains a poorly monitored and an important unaddressed global problem. There is a higher incidence in some regions and countries, especially wher... Read More about Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape.

Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Poultry Farms in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study (2021)
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Osman, A., Elmi, S., Simons, D., Elton, L., Haider, N., Abdel Hamid, M., Shuaib, Y., Khan, M., Othman, I., & Kock, R. (2021). Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Poultry Farms in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study. Antibiotics, 117 - 117. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020117

<jats:p>Antimicrobial resistance is of concern to global health security worldwide. We aimed to identify the prevalence, resistance patterns, and risk factors associated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) resistance from poultry farms in Kelantan, Teren... Read More about Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Poultry Farms in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan (2020)
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Siam, H., Samy, A., Mohamed, W., Khalid, F., Gumaa, S., Mboera, L., Sindato, C., Elton, L., Zumla, A., Haider, N., Kock, R., Abdel Hamid, M., Elaagip, A., Alsedig, K., Altahir, O., Ageep, T., & Ahmed, A. (2020). Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e0008918 - e0008918. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008918

<jats:p>Dengue is a rapidly growing public health threat in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence, entomological transmission indices, and socioeconomic risk factors associated with dengue in th... Read More about Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan.

Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
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Bhuiyan, M., Stiboy, E., Hassan, M., Chan, M., Islam, M., Haider, N., Jaffe, A., & Homaira, N. (2021). Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine, 39(4), 667 - 677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.078

Introduction
Emerging evidence suggests young children are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection than initially predicted. However, a comprehensive understanding of epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years, the most at-r... Read More about Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Human exposures to by-products from animals suspected to have died of anthrax in Bangladesh: An exploratory study (2020)
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Islam, M., Haider, N., Hossain, M., Hasan, S., Salzer, J., Kadzik, M., Haque, F., Islam, M., Rahman, M., Kennedy, E., & Gurley, E. (2021). Human exposures to by-products from animals suspected to have died of anthrax in Bangladesh: An exploratory study. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 68(4), 2514-2520. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13921

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis that is considered endemic in Bangladesh, where cases among animals and people have been reported almost annually since 2009. Contaminated by-products from animals are suspected... Read More about Human exposures to by-products from animals suspected to have died of anthrax in Bangladesh: An exploratory study.