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Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh (2017)
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Haider, N., Khan, M., Hossain, M., Sazzad, H., Rahman, M., Ahmed, F., & Zeidner, N. (2017). Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh. Zoonoses and Public Health, 572 - 577. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12372

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of viral hepatitis in humans. Pigs may act as a reservoir of HEV, and pig handlers were frequently identified with a higher prevalence of antibodies to HEV. The objectives of this study were to identif... Read More about Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh.

Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices (2017)
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Shanta, I., Hasnat, M., Zeidner, N., Gurley, E., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Sharker, M., …Luby, S. (2017). Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1454 - 1464. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12536

Poultry is commonly raised by households in rural Bangladesh. In 2007, the Government of Bangladesh began a mass media campaign to disseminate 10 recommended precautions to prevent transmission of H5N1 from poultry to humans. This longitudinal study... Read More about Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices.

Mild Respiratory Illness Among Young Children Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011. (2017)
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A, C., M, R., MJ, H., SU, K., MS, H., R, S., …K, S. (2017). Mild Respiratory Illness Among Young Children Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011. Journal of Infectious Diseases, S520 - S528. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix019

Background In March 2011, a multidisciplinary team investigated 2 human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection, detected through population-based active surveillance for influenza in Bangladesh, to assess transmission and... Read More about Mild Respiratory Illness Among Young Children Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011..

Microclimatic temperatures increase the potential for vector-borne disease transmission in the Scandinavian climate (2017)
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Haider, N., Kirkeby, C., Kristensen, B., Jung Kjær, L., Havskov Sørensen, J., & Bødker, R. (2017). Microclimatic temperatures increase the potential for vector-borne disease transmission in the Scandinavian climate. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08514-9

We quantified the difference between the meteorological temperature recorded by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) weather stations and the actual microclimatic temperatures at two or three different heights at six potential insect habitats. W... Read More about Microclimatic temperatures increase the potential for vector-borne disease transmission in the Scandinavian climate.

Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh (2017)
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Haider, N., Khan, S., Islam, A., Osmani, M., Rahman, M., Epstein, J., …Zeidner, N. (2017). Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 1329 - 1333. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12502

As in most low-income countries, adequate laboratory facilities are not available in Bangladesh to assist veterinarians in diagnosing animal diseases. We aimed to determine the efficiency of veterinary diagnoses for two common ruminant diseases in Ba... Read More about Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh.

Biosecurity Conditions in Small Commercial Chicken Farms, Bangladesh 2011–2012 (2017)
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Muhsina, M., Uddin, B., Rimi, N., Sultana, R., Haider, N., Nahar, N., …Zeidner, N. (2017). Biosecurity Conditions in Small Commercial Chicken Farms, Bangladesh 2011–2012. EcoHealth, 244 - 258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1224-2

In Bangladesh, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is endemic in poultry. This study aimed to understand the biosecurity conditions and farmers’ perception of avian influenza biosecurity in Bangladeshi small commercial chicken farms. During 2011–2... Read More about Biosecurity Conditions in Small Commercial Chicken Farms, Bangladesh 2011–2012.

Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community (2016)
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Ghosh, S., Chowdhury, S., Haider, N., Bhowmik, R., Rana, M., Prue Marma, A., …Ahmed, B. (2016). Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 161 - 169. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.30

Community awareness regarding rabies and treatment seeking behaviours are critical both for the prevention and control of the disease in human and animals. We conducted a study to explore people's awareness about rabies, their attitudes towards dogs... Read More about Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community.

Non-random patterns in viral diversity (2015)
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Anthony, S., Islam, A., Johnson, C., Navarrete-Macias, I., Liang, E., Jain, K., …Lipkin, W. (2015). Non-random patterns in viral diversity. Nature communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9147

It is currently unclear whether changes in viral communities will ever be predictable. Here we investigate whether viral communities in wildlife are inherently structured (inferring predictability) by looking at whether communities are assembled thro... Read More about Non-random patterns in viral diversity.

Multiple reassortment events among highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses detected in Bangladesh (2014)
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Gerloff, N., Khan, S., Balish, A., Shanta, I., Simpson, N., Emery, S., …Lindstrom, S. (2014). Multiple reassortment events among highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses detected in Bangladesh. Virology, 297 - 307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2013.12.023

In Bangladesh, little is known about the genomic composition and antigenicity of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses, their geographic distribution, temporal patterns, or gene flow within the avian host population. Forty highly pathogen... Read More about Multiple reassortment events among highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses detected in Bangladesh.

Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study (2013)
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Islam, M., Hossain, M., Mikolon, A., Parveen, S., Khan, M., Haider, N., …Luby, S. (2013). Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study. https://doi.org/10.3402/iee.v3i0.21356

From August 2009 to October 2010, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research together investigated 14 outbreaks of anthrax which included 140 animal and 273 human ca... Read More about Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study.

Investigating a crow die-off in January–February 2011 during the introduction of a new clade of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 into Bangladesh (2013)
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Khan, S. U., Berman, L., Haider, N., Gerloff, N., Rahman, M. Z., Shu, B., …Mikolon, A. B. (2014). Investigating a crow die-off in January–February 2011 during the introduction of a new clade of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 into Bangladesh. Archives of Virology, 159(3), 509-518. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-013-1842-0

Identifying risk factors for Lassa fever infection in Sierra Leone, 2019-2021
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Juma Sama, D., Haider, N., Guitian, J., Yusuf Osman, A., Ntoumi, F., Zumla, A., …Ansumana, R. Identifying risk factors for Lassa fever infection in Sierra Leone, 2019-2021. MedRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.11.24305423

Background Lassa fever (LF) virus (LASV) is endemic in Sierra Leone and poses a significant public health threat to the region; however, no risk factors for LASV infection have been reported in Sierra Leone. The objective of this study was to identif... Read More about Identifying risk factors for Lassa fever infection in Sierra Leone, 2019-2021.