Nusrat Homaira

Summary

Affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Country: Bangladesh

Publications

  1. ncbi Influenza-associated mortality in 2009 in four sentinel sites in Bangladesh
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Saheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhalai, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Bull World Health Organ 90:272-8. 2012
  2. ncbi Incidence of respiratory virus-associated pneumonia in urban poor young children of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009-2011
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 7:e32056. 2012
  3. ncbi Nipah virus outbreak with person-to-person transmission in a district of Bangladesh, 2007
    N Homaira
    Programme on Infectious Disease and Vaccine Sciences, Health System and Infectious Disease Division, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research IEDCR Dhaka, Mohakhali, Bangladesh
    Epidemiol Infect 138:1630-6. 2010
  4. ncbi Multiple outbreaks of puffer fish intoxication in Bangladesh, 2008
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:440-4. 2010
  5. ncbi Cluster of Nipah virus infection, Kushtia District, Bangladesh, 2007
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 5:e13570. 2010
  6. ncbi Family and community concerns about post-mortem needle biopsies in a Muslim society
    Emily S Gurley
    GPO 128, International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
    BMC Med Ethics 12:10. 2011
  7. ncbi Social ecological analysis of an outbreak of pufferfish egg poisoning in a coastal area of Bangladesh
    M Saiful Islam
    International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:498-503. 2011
  8. ncbi Incidence of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection during three influenza seasons in Bangladesh, 2008-2010
    Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed, Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Bull World Health Organ 90:12-9. 2012
  9. ncbi Date palm sap linked to Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh, 2008
    Muhammad Aziz Rahman
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 12:65-72. 2012
  10. ncbi Seasonal concentrations and determinants of indoor particulate matter in a low-income community in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Emily S Gurley
    Centre for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Environ Res 121:11-6. 2013

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Influenza-associated mortality in 2009 in four sentinel sites in Bangladesh
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Saheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhalai, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Bull World Health Organ 90:272-8. 2012
    ..To estimate influenza-associated mortality in Bangladesh in 2009...
  2. ncbi Incidence of respiratory virus-associated pneumonia in urban poor young children of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009-2011
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 7:e32056. 2012
    ..Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood death in Bangladesh. We conducted a longitudinal study to estimate the incidence of virus-associated pneumonia in children aged <2 years in a low-income urban community in Dhaka, Bangladesh...
  3. ncbi Nipah virus outbreak with person-to-person transmission in a district of Bangladesh, 2007
    N Homaira
    Programme on Infectious Disease and Vaccine Sciences, Health System and Infectious Disease Division, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research IEDCR Dhaka, Mohakhali, Bangladesh
    Epidemiol Infect 138:1630-6. 2010
    ..The outbreak was spread by person-to-person transmission. Risk of NiV infection in family caregivers highlights the need for infection control practices to limit transmission of potentially infectious body secretions...
  4. ncbi Multiple outbreaks of puffer fish intoxication in Bangladesh, 2008
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:440-4. 2010
    ..Lack of knowledge about marine puffer toxicity contributed to the outbreaks. Health communication campaigns will enhance people's knowledge and may prevent future outbreaks...
  5. ncbi Cluster of Nipah virus infection, Kushtia District, Bangladesh, 2007
    Nusrat Homaira
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 5:e13570. 2010
    ..In March 2007, we investigated a cluster of Nipah encephalitis to identify risk factors for Nipah infection in Bangladesh...
  6. ncbi Family and community concerns about post-mortem needle biopsies in a Muslim society
    Emily S Gurley
    GPO 128, International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
    BMC Med Ethics 12:10. 2011
    ..The goal of this study was to better understand family and community concerns and decision-making about post-mortem needle biopsies in this low-income, predominantly Muslim country in order to design an informed consent process...
  7. ncbi Social ecological analysis of an outbreak of pufferfish egg poisoning in a coastal area of Bangladesh
    M Saiful Islam
    International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 85:498-503. 2011
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  8. ncbi Incidence of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection during three influenza seasons in Bangladesh, 2008-2010
    Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed, Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Bull World Health Organ 90:12-9. 2012
    ..To determine how much influenza contributes to severe acute respiratory illness (SARI), a leading cause of death in children, among people of all ages in Bangladesh...
  9. ncbi Date palm sap linked to Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh, 2008
    Muhammad Aziz Rahman
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 12:65-72. 2012
    ..We investigated a cluster of patients with encephalitis in the Manikgonj and Rajbari Districts of Bangladesh in February 2008 to determine the etiology and risk factors for disease...
  10. ncbi Seasonal concentrations and determinants of indoor particulate matter in a low-income community in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Emily S Gurley
    Centre for Communicable Diseases, International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Environ Res 121:11-6. 2013
    ..Interventions to reduce biomass burning could result in a daily reduction of 75μg/m(3) (40%) in time-weighted average PM(2.5) concentrations...
  11. ncbi Recurrent zoonotic transmission of Nipah virus into humans, Bangladesh, 2001-2007
    Stephen P Luby
    International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:1229-35. 2009
    ..Interventions to prevent virus transmission from bats to humans and from person to person are needed...
  12. ncbi Early detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Bangladesh
    Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Emerg Infect Dis 18:146-9. 2012
    ..Surveillance facilitated response weeks before the spread of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection to the general population...