- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute
2023
Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research
2020-2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a public health problem worldwide. Bangladesh, like its neighboring countries, faces many challenges, including access to safe food, inadequate food surveillance, as well increasing AMR. This study investigated bacterial contamination and the AMR profile of pathogens in marketed Bangladesh explored barriers reducing country. We collected 366 tomatoes, 359 chicken 249 fish samples from 732 vendors traditional markets urban, peri-urban rural areas 121 modern...
Background: Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a zoonotic disease. Bangladesh identified first NiV in 2004; until 2019, reported 307 cases with 70% case fatality rate (CFR). Drinking raw date palm sap (RDPS) and human-to-human are common modes of transmission. Study showed >3% contacts might develop following exposure for >12–24 hours. In February four deaths one critically ill patient were northern district Bangladesh. We investigated the outbreak to identify source, mode transmission establish...
Nipah virus (NiV) infection is a zoonotic disease with epidemic potential due to its human-to-human transmission. In Bangladesh, where NiV frequent, spillover from fruit bats humans usually occurs in winter. This study aimed describe the magnitude and scope of outbreak February 2019, identify source infection, contain spread disease. We interviewed cases’ family members, conducted verbal autopsies, collected samples for laboratory tests. Five members reported died from, at time, an unknown...