Rebeca Sultana

Summary

Affiliation: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Country: Bangladesh

Publications

  1. ncbi Backyard poultry raising in Bangladesh: a valued resource for the villagers and a setting for zoonotic transmission of avian influenza. A qualitative study
    R Sultana
    Center for Communicable Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Rural Remote Health 12:1927. 2012
  2. ncbi Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers' perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza
    Rebeca Sultana
    Center for Communicable Diseases, ICCDR, B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    J Infect Dev Ctries 6:156-65. 2012
  3. ncbi Use of infrared camera to understand bats' access to date palm sap: implications for preventing Nipah virus transmission
    M Salah Uddin Khan
    PIDVS, HSID, ICDDR, B, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, 1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Ecohealth 7:517-25. 2010
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. ncbi Date palm sap collection: exploring opportunities to prevent Nipah transmission
    Nazmun Nahar
    Programme on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences PIDVS, Health Systems and Infectious Diseases Division HSID, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Ecohealth 7:196-203. 2010
  7. ncbi Pig illnesses and epidemics: a qualitative study on perceptions and practices of pig raisers in Bangladesh
    Nazmun Nahar
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, GPO Box 128, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Vet Ital 48:157-65. 2012
  8. ncbi Fatal outbreak from consuming Xanthium strumarium seedlings during time of food scarcity in northeastern Bangladesh
    Emily S Gurley
    Programme on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 5:e9756. 2010

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Backyard poultry raising in Bangladesh: a valued resource for the villagers and a setting for zoonotic transmission of avian influenza. A qualitative study
    R Sultana
    Center for Communicable Diseases, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Rural Remote Health 12:1927. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to understand why people raise backyard poultry and to characterize people's regular interaction with their poultry...
  2. ncbi Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers' perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza
    Rebeca Sultana
    Center for Communicable Diseases, ICCDR, B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    J Infect Dev Ctries 6:156-65. 2012
    ..This paper explores the perception of Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers regarding poultry sickness and zoonotic disease transmission and relevant practices...
  3. ncbi Use of infrared camera to understand bats' access to date palm sap: implications for preventing Nipah virus transmission
    M Salah Uddin Khan
    PIDVS, HSID, ICDDR, B, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, 1212 Dhaka, Bangladesh
    Ecohealth 7:517-25. 2010
    ..Efforts that prevent bat access to the shaved surface and the sap stream of the tree could reduce Nipah spillovers to the human population...
  4. 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...
  5. 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
    ....
  6. ncbi Date palm sap collection: exploring opportunities to prevent Nipah transmission
    Nazmun Nahar
    Programme on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences PIDVS, Health Systems and Infectious Diseases Division HSID, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Ecohealth 7:196-203. 2010
    ..Further studies to explore the effectiveness of these methods and to motivate gachhis to invest their time and money to use them could reduce the risk of human Nipah infection in Bangladesh...
  7. ncbi Pig illnesses and epidemics: a qualitative study on perceptions and practices of pig raisers in Bangladesh
    Nazmun Nahar
    International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh ICDDR, B, GPO Box 128, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
    Vet Ital 48:157-65. 2012
    ..A better surveillance system for pig diseases would provide an opportunity to identify the transmission of diseases, determine whether they pose a risk to humans, or whether they contribute to the emergence of diseases...
  8. ncbi Fatal outbreak from consuming Xanthium strumarium seedlings during time of food scarcity in northeastern Bangladesh
    Emily S Gurley
    Programme on Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, International Centre for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
    PLoS ONE 5:e9756. 2010
    ..An outbreak characterized by vomiting and rapid progression to unconsciousness and death was reported in Sylhet Distrct in northeastern Bangladesh following destructive monsoon floods in November 2007...