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Najmul Haider's Outputs (88)

Identifying weather patterns affecting household date palm sap consumption in Bangladesh, 2013–2016 (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Sultana Shanta, I., McKee, C., P. Luby, S., Haider, N., Sharker, Y., …S. Gurley, E. (2024). Identifying weather patterns affecting household date palm sap consumption in Bangladesh, 2013–2016. PloS one, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313904

Nipah virus spillovers via consumption of date palm sap in Bangladesh vary substantially between years and have been associated with lower winter temperatures and precipitation. However, the mechanisms driving the interannual variation and the influe... Read More about Identifying weather patterns affecting household date palm sap consumption in Bangladesh, 2013–2016.

Risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in humans in Bangladesh (2024)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, S., Islam, M. S., Haider, N., Hossain, M. B., Alam, M. A., Sharif, M. A. R., …Haque, F. (in press). Risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in humans in Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article 1442937. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1442937

Objectives: To determine the risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax infection in humans. Methods: During 2013–2016, we investigated total 26 anthrax outbreaks across the country. We additionally conducted a case–control study to identify risk... Read More about Risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in humans in Bangladesh.

Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported (2024)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Nayeem Hasan, M., Onyango, J., & Asaduzzaman, M. (2024). Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported. IJID Regions, 13, Article 100459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100459

Objectives
In 2023, the world experienced the worst dengue virus (DENV) outbreak on record. This study aims to identify global regions and continents with a high burden of Dengue in 2023.... Read More about Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported.

The role of new dengue vaccines in curtailing the emerging global threat of dengue outbreaks arising from mass gathering sporting and religious events. (2024)
Journal Article
Petersen, E., Elton, L., Haider, N., McHugh, T. D., Dar, O., Sharma, A., …Zumla, A. (2024). The role of new dengue vaccines in curtailing the emerging global threat of dengue outbreaks arising from mass gathering sporting and religious events. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Article 107216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107216

Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach (2024)
Journal Article
Ghosh, S., Nayeem Hasan, M., Deb Nath, N., Haider, N., Higgins Jones, D., Kamrul Islam, M., …Nazmul Islam, M. (2024). Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 27, Article 100452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100452

Background
Bangladesh is making progress toward achieving zero dog-mediated rabies deaths by 2030, a global goal set in 2015.

Methods
Drawing from multiple da... Read More about Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach.

DISRUPTIONS IN LIVELIHOODS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WEST AFRICA DURING EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS (2024)
Working Paper
Ansumana, R., Bockarie, A. S., Konneh, M., Haider, N., Cadmus, E., Korvah, A., …Alders, R. DISRUPTIONS IN LIVELIHOODS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WEST AFRICA DURING EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS

Background Outbreaks of infectious diseases like Ebola virus disease, Lassa fever, and COVID-19 have severely strained infrastructural systems and social services across West Africa. We investigated the disruptions caused by emerging outbreaks on acc... Read More about DISRUPTIONS IN LIVELIHOODS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WEST AFRICA DURING EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS.

Shifting Geographical Transmission Patterns: Characterizing the 2023 Fatal Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh (2024)
Working Paper
Nayeem Hasan, M., Rahman, M., Fahim Uddin, M., Ali Akbar Ashrafi, S., Rahman, K. M., Kumar Paul, K., …Haider, N. Shifting Geographical Transmission Patterns: Characterizing the 2023 Fatal Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh

In 2023, Bangladesh experienced its largest and deadliest outbreak of Dengue virus (DENV), reporting the highest-ever recorded annual cases and deaths. We aimed to characterize the geographical transmission of the DENV in Bangladesh. From 1 Jan – 31... Read More about Shifting Geographical Transmission Patterns: Characterizing the 2023 Fatal Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh.

Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics (2024)
Journal Article
Hasan, M. N., Khalil, I., Chowdhury, M. A. B., Rahman, M., Asaduzzaman, M., Billah, M., …Haider, N. (in press). Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics. Journal of Medical Entomology, Article tjae001. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae001

The objectives of this study were to compare dengue virus (DENV) cases, deaths, case-fatality ratio [CFR], and meteorological parameters between the first and the recent decades of this century (2000–2010 vs. 2011–2022) and to describe the trends, se... Read More about Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics.

Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics (2024)
Journal Article
Nayeem Hasan, M., Khalil, I., Baker Chowdhury, M. A., Rahman, M., Asaduzzaman, M., Billah, M., …Haider, N. (in press). Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics. Journal of Medical Entomology, 61(2), 345-353. https://doi.org/10.60692/gc5zx-3tc77

The objectives of this study were to compare dengue virus (DENV) cases, deaths, case-fatality ratio [CFR], and meteorological parameters between the first and the recent decades of this century (2000-2010 vs. 2011-2022) and to describe the trends, se... Read More about Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics.

Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics (2024)
Journal Article
Nayeem Hasan, M., Khalil, I., Baker Chowdhury, M. A., Rahman, M., Asaduzzaman, M., Billah, M., …Haider, N. (in press). Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics. GreSIS - Greater South Information System, https://doi.org/10.60692/x6t6v-mbt18

The objectives of this study were to compare dengue virus (DENV) cases, deaths, case-fatality ratio [CFR], and meteorological parameters between the first and the recent decades of this century (2000-2010 vs. 2011-2022) and to describe the trends, se... Read More about Two decades of endemic dengue in Bangladesh (2000–2022): trends, seasonality, and impact of temperature and rainfall patterns on transmission dynamics.

Bangladesh's 2023 Dengue outbreak – age/gender-related disparity in morbidity and mortality and geographic variability of epidemic burdens (2023)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Asaduzzaman, M., Hassan, M. N., Rahman, M., Sharif, A. R., Ashrafi, S. A. A., …Zumla, A. (2023). Bangladesh's 2023 Dengue outbreak – age/gender-related disparity in morbidity and mortality and geographic variability of epidemic burdens. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 136, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.08.026

Bangladesh is currently grappling to control its most devastating dengue fever outbreak recorded since the dengue virus (DENV) reappeared in the country in 2000 [1], [2], [3]. Although dengue is endemic in Bangladesh, the current dengue surge is unus... Read More about Bangladesh's 2023 Dengue outbreak – age/gender-related disparity in morbidity and mortality and geographic variability of epidemic burdens.

Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health (2023)
Journal Article
Qiu, Y., Guitian, J., Webster, J. P. P., Musallam, I., Haider, N., Drewe, J. A. A., & Song, J. (2023). Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), Article ARTN 20220407. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0407

Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) originating from domestic animals pose a significant risk to people's health and livelihoods, in addition to jeopardizing animal health and production. Effective surveillance of endemic zoonoses at the animal level is cru... Read More about Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health.

Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh (2023)
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Sarkar, S., Haider, N., Islam, A., Hossain, M. B., Hossain, K., Mafij Uddin, M. K., …Zeidner, N. (2023). Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 9(4), 1923-1933. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1178

Background
Tuberculosis (TB) has been an important public health concern in Bangladesh. The most common cause of human TB is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, while bovine TB is caused by Mycobacterium bovis.

Objective
The objective of this study was... Read More about Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh.

The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities (2023)
Journal Article
Haider, N., N, H., Hasan, M. N., MN, H., Khalil, I., I, K., …MJ, U. (2023). The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(4), 847-852. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad057

Bangladesh reported the highest number of annual deaths (n = 281) related to dengue virus infection in 2022 since the virus reappeared in the country in 2000. Earlier studies showed that >92% of the annual cases occurred between the months of... Read More about The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities.

Human Exposure to Bats, Rodents and Monkeys in Bangladesh (2023)
Journal Article
Shanta, I. S., Luby, S. P., Hossain, K., Heffelfinger, J. D., Kilpatrick, A. M., Haider, N., …Gurley, E. S. (2023). Human Exposure to Bats, Rodents and Monkeys in Bangladesh. EcoHealth, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-023-01628-9

Bats, rodents and monkeys are reservoirs for emerging zoonotic infections. We sought to describe the frequency of human exposure to these animals and the seasonal and geographic variation of these exposures in Bangladesh. During 2013–2016, we conduct... Read More about Human Exposure to Bats, Rodents and Monkeys in Bangladesh.

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Citrobacter freundii Isolated from Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Bangladesh (2023)
Journal Article
Ahmed, T., Saiful Islam, M., Haider, N., Elton, L., Hasan, B., Nuruzzaman, M., …Shahidur Rahman Khan, M. (2023). Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Citrobacter freundii Isolated from Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Bangladesh. Antibiotics, 12(4), Article 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12040769

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Citrobacter freundii poses a serious challenge as this species is one of the sources of nosocomial infection and causes diarrheal infections in humans. Ducks could be the potential source of multidrug-resistant (MDR)... Read More about Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Citrobacter freundii Isolated from Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Bangladesh.

Whole genome sequencing revealed a high level of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors in a multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii BAU_TM8 strain isolated from a domesticated duck in Bangladesh (2023)
Other
Ahmed, T., Islam, S., Haider, N., Tonge, D., Hasan, B., Nuruzzaman, M., …Rahman Khan, S. (2023). Whole genome sequencing revealed a high level of antimicrobial resistance genes and virulence factors in a multidrug-resistant Citrobacter freundii BAU_TM8 strain isolated from a domesticated duck in Bangladesh. [PREPRINT]

The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world (2023)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Nayeem Hasan, M., Guitian, J., Khan, R. A., McCoy, D., Ntoumi, F., …Kock, R. A. (2023). The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world. IJID Regions, 6, 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.01.011

Objectives
The global reported cumulative case–fatality ratios (rCFRs) and excess mortality rates of the 20 countries with the highest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates, the rest of the world and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were com... Read More about The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world.