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Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study by Dawood, Fatimah S, Dr, Iuliano, A Danielle, PhD, Reed, Carrie, DSc, Meltzer, Martin I, PhD, Shay, David K, MD, Cheng, Po-Yung, PhD, Bandaranayake, Don, MBBS, Breiman, Robert F, MD, Brooks, W Abdullah, MD, Buchy, Philippe, MD, Feikin, Daniel R, MD, Fowler, Karen B, DrPH, Gordon, Aubree, PhD, Hien, Nguyen Tran, MD, Horby, Peter, MBBS, Huang, Q Sue, PhD, Katz, Mark A, MD, Krishnan, Anand, MBBS, Lal, Renu, PhD, Montgomery, Joel M, PhD, Mølbak, Kåre, MD, Pebody, Richard, MBBS, Presanis, Anne M, PhD, Razuri, Hugo, MD, Steens, Anneke, MSc, Tinoco, Yeny O, DVM, Wallinga, Jacco, PhD, Yu, Hongjie, MD, Vong, Sirenda, MD, Bresee, Joseph, MD, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Dr

“…Summary Background 18 500 laboratory-confirmed deaths caused by the 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 were reported worldwide for the period April, 2009, to…”
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Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis by Nair, Harish, Dr, Simões, Eric AF, Prof, Rudan, Igor, Prof, Gessner, Bradford D, MD, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo, MD, Zhang, Jian Shayne F, MPH, Feikin, Daniel R, MD, Mackenzie, Grant A, PhD, Moiïsi, Jennifer C, PhD, Roca, Anna, PhD, Baggett, Henry C, MD, Zaman, Syed MA, PhD, Singleton, Rosalyn J, MD, Lucero, Marilla G, MD, Chandran, Aruna, MD, Gentile, Angela, Prof, Cohen, Cheryl, MBBCH, Krishnan, Anand, MD, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Prof, Arguedas, Adriano, Prof, Clara, Alexey Wilfrido, MPH, Andrade, Ana Lucia, Prof, Ope, Maurice, MBChB, Ruvinsky, Raúl Oscar, Prof, Hortal, María, Prof, McCracken, John P, ScD, Madhi, Shabir A, Prof, Bruce, Nigel, Prof, Qazi, Shamim A, MD, Morris, Saul S, PhD, El Arifeen, Shams, DrPH, Weber, Martin W, MD, Scott, J Anthony G, Prof, Brooks, W Abdullah, MD, Breiman, Robert F, MD, Campbell, Harry, Prof

“…Summary Background The annual number of hospital admissions and in-hospital deaths due to severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in young children…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Oseltamivir in Children: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Malosh, Ryan E, Martin, Emily T, Heikkinen, Terho, Brooks, W Abdullah, Whitley, Richard J, Monto, Arnold S

“…Oseltamivir has been used to treat children with influenza for nearly 2 decades, with treatment currently approved for infants aged ≥2 weeks. However, efficacy…”
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Risk factors for the presence of dengue vector mosquitoes, and determinants of their prevalence and larval site selection in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Paul, Kishor Kumar, Dhar-Chowdhury, Parnali, Haque, C Emdad, Al-Amin, Hasan Mohammad, Goswami, Doli Rani, Kafi, Mohammad Abdullah Heel, Drebot, Michael A, Lindsay, L Robbin, Ahsan, Gias Uddin, Brooks, W Abdullah

“…Dengue viruses are responsible for over 100 million infections a year worldwide and are a public health concern in Bangladesh. Although risk of transmission is…”
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Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nair, Harish, Dr, Brooks, W Abdullah, MD, Katz, Mark, MD, Roca, Anna, PhD, Berkley, James A, FRCPCH, Madhi, Shabir A, Prof, Simmerman, James Mark, PhD, Gordon, Aubree, PhD, Sato, Masatoki, MD, Howie, Stephen, FRACP, Krishnan, Anand, MD, Ope, Maurice, MD, Lindblade, Kim A, PhD, Carosone-Link, Phyllis, MSPH, Lucero, Marilla, MD, Ochieng, Walter, MD, Kamimoto, Laurie, MD, Dueger, Erica, PhD, Bhat, Niranjan, MD, Vong, Sirenda, MD, Theodoratou, Evropi, PhD, Chittaganpitch, Malinee, MSc, Chimah, Osaretin, FWACP, Balmaseda, Angel, MD, Buchy, Philippe, MD, Harris, Eva, Prof, Evans, Valerie, MSc, Katayose, Masahiko, MD, Gaur, Bharti, MSc, O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina, BSc, Goswami, Doli, MPH, Arvelo, Wences, MD, Venter, Marietjie, PhD, Briese, Thomas, PhD, Tokarz, Rafal, PhD, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, VetMB, Mounts, Anthony W, MD, Breiman, Robert F, MD, Feikin, Daniel R, MD, Klugman, Keith P, Prof, Olsen, Sonja J, PhD, Gessner, Bradford D, MD, Wright, Peter F, Prof, Rudan, Igor, Prof, Broor, Shobha, Prof, Simões, Eric AF, Prof, Campbell, Harry, Prof

“…Summary Background The global burden of disease attributable to seasonal influenza virus in children is unknown. We aimed to estimate the global incidence of…”
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Efficacy of oseltamivir treatment started within 5 days of symptom onset to reduce influenza illness duration and virus shedding in an urban setting in Bangladesh: a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Fry, Alicia M, Dr, Goswami, Doli, MD, Nahar, Kamrun, Sharmin, Amina Tahia, MBBS, Rahman, Mustafizur, PhD, Gubareva, Larisa, PhD, Azim, Tasnim, PhD, Bresee, Joseph, MD, Luby, Stephen P, MD, Brooks, W Abdullah, MD

“…Summary Background Influenza causes substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Few data exist for the efficacy of neuraminidase inhibitors, which are the…”
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Dengue seroprevalence, seroconversion and risk factors in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Dhar-Chowdhury, Parnali, Paul, Kishor Kumar, Haque, C Emdad, Hossain, Shakhawat, Lindsay, L Robbin, Dibernardo, Antonia, Brooks, W Abdullah, Drebot, Michael A

“…Dengue virus (DENV) activity has been reported in Dhaka, Bangladesh since the early 1960s with the greatest burden of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever…”
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Pneumonia research to reduce childhood mortality in the developing world by Scott, J Anthony G, Brooks, W Abdullah, Peiris, J S Malik, Holtzman, Douglas, Mulholland, E Kim

“…Pneumonia is an illness, usually caused by infection, in which the lungs become inflamed and congested, reducing oxygen exchange and leading to cough and…”
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The Predictive Performance of a Pneumonia Severity Score in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–negative Children Presenting to Hospital in 7 Low- and Middle-income Countries by Gallagher, Katherine E, Knoll, Maria D, Prosperi, Chrissy, Baggett, Henry C, Brooks, W Abdullah, Feikin, Daniel R, Hammitt, Laura L, Howie, Stephen R C, Kotloff, Karen L, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Murdoch, David R, O’Brien, Katherine L, Thea, Donald M, Awori, Juliet O, Baillie, Vicky L, Ebruke, Bernard E, Goswami, Doli, Kamau, Alice, Maloney, Susan A, Moore, David P, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Olutunde, Emmanuel O, Seidenberg, Phil, Sissoko, Seydou, Sylla, Mamadou, Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Zaman, Khalequ, Scott, J Anthony G

“…Abstract Background In 2015, pneumonia remained the leading cause of mortality in children aged 1–59 months. Methods Data from 1802 human immunodeficiency…”
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Factors predicting mortality in hospitalised HIV-negative children with lower-chest-wall indrawing pneumonia and implications for management by Gallagher, Katherine E, Awori, Juliet O, Knoll, Maria D, Rhodes, Julia, Higdon, Melissa M, Hammitt, Laura L, Prosperi, Christine, Baggett, Henry C, Brooks, W Abdullah, Fancourt, Nicholas, Feikin, Daniel R, Howie, Stephen R C, Kotloff, Karen L, Tapia, Milagritos D, Levine, Orin S, Madhi, Shabir A, Murdoch, David R, O'Brien, Katherine L, Thea, Donald M, Baillie, Vicky L, Ebruke, Bernard E, Kamau, Alice, Moore, David P, Mwananyanda, Lawrence, Olutunde, Emmanuel O, Seidenberg, Phil, Sow, Samba O, Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Scott, J Anthony G

“…In 2012, the World Health Organization revised treatment guidelines for childhood pneumonia with lower chest wall indrawing (LCWI) but no 'danger signs', to…”
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Identifying cholera "hotspots" in Uganda: An analysis of cholera surveillance data from 2011 to 2016 by Bwire, Godfrey, Ali, Mohammad, Sack, David A, Nakinsige, Anne, Naigaga, Martha, Debes, Amanda K, Ngwa, Moise C, Brooks, W Abdullah, Garimoi Orach, Christopher

“…Despite advance in science and technology for prevention, detection and treatment of cholera, this infectious disease remains a major public health problem in…”
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Population-based incidence of severe acute respiratory virus infections among children aged <5 years in rural Bangladesh, June-October 2010 by Nasreen, Sharifa, Luby, Stephen P, Brooks, W Abdullah, Homaira, Nusrat, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Bhuiyan, Mejbah Uddin, Rahman, Mustafizur, Ahmed, Dilruba, Abedin, Jaynal, Rahman, Mahmudur, Alamgir, A S M, Fry, Alicia M, Streatfield, Peter Kim, Rahman, Anisur, Bresee, Joseph, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo

“…Better understanding the etiology-specific incidence of severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs) in resource-poor, rural settings will help further develop…”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Circulation in Seven Countries With Global Disease Detection Regional Centers by Haynes, Amber K., Manangan, Arie P., Iwane, Marika K., Sturm-Ramirez, Katharine, Homaira, Nusrat, Brooks, W. Abdullah, Luby, Stephen, Rahman, Mahmudur, Klena, John D., Zhang, Yuzhi, Yu, Hongie, Zhan, Faxian, Dueger, Erica, Mansour, Adel Mahmoud, Azazzy, Nahed, McCracken, John P., Bryan, Joe P., Lopez, Maria R., Burton, Deron C., Bigogo, Godfrey, Breiman, Robert F., Feikin, Daniel R., Njenga, Kariuki, Montgomery, Joel, Cohen, Adam L., Moyes, Jocelyn, Pretorius, Marthi, Cohen, Cheryl, Venter, Marietjie, Chittaganpitch, Malinee, Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Sawatwong, Pongpun, Baggett, Henry C., Luber, George, Gerber, Susan I.

“…Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in young children globally, with the highest burden in…”
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Clinical Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A from Blood Specimens in a High-Endemic Setting by Pouzol, Stephane, Tanmoy, Arif Mohammad, Ahmed, Dilruba, Khanam, Farhana, Brooks, W Abdullah, Bhuyan, Golam Sarower, Fabre, Laetitia, Bryant, Juliet E, Gustin, Marie-Paule, Vanhems, Philippe, Carman, Bill, Weill, François-Xavier, Qadri, Firdausi, Saha, Samir, Endtz, Hubert

“…Enteric fever is a major public health concern in endemic areas, particularly in infrastructure-limited countries where Paratyphi A has emerged in increasing…”
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Influenza is a Major Contributor to Childhood Pneumonia in a Tropical Developing Country by ABDULLAH, W, GOSWAMI, Doli, BRESEE, Joseph, BRIDGES, Carolyn, LUBY, Stephen, RAHMAN, Mustafizur, NAHAR, Kamrun, FRY, Alicia M, BALISH, Amanda, IFTEKHARUDDIN, Nadia, AZIM, Tasnim, XIYAN XU, KLIMOV, Alexander

“…Pneumonia is the leading cause of child mortality worldwide. The role of influenza in childhood pneumonia in tropical developing countries is poorly…”
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Effect of weekly zinc supplements on incidence of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children younger than 2 years in an urban, low-income population in Bangladesh: randomised controlled trial by Brooks, W Abdullah, Santosham, Mathuram, Naheed, Aliya, Goswami, Doli, Wahed, M Abdul, Diener-West, Marie, Faruque, Abu SG, Black, Robert E

“…Pneumonia and diarrhoea cause much morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. Most deaths occur during infancy and in developing countries…”
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Efficacy of trivalent influenza vaccine against laboratory-confirmed influenza among young children in a randomized trial in Bangladesh by Rolfes, Melissa A., Goswami, Doli, Sharmeen, Amina Tahia, Yeasmin, Sultana, Parvin, Nasrin, Nahar, Kamrun, Rahman, Mustafizur, Barends, Marion, Ahmed, Dilruba, Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur, Bresee, Joseph, Luby, Stephen, Moulton, Lawrence H., Santosham, Mathuram, Fry, Alicia M., Brooks, W. Abdullah

“…•There is limited data on efficacy of yearly influenza vaccination in children aged <2 years.•Influenza vaccination was found to be safe and significantly…”
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Use of surveys to evaluate an integrated oral cholera vaccine campaign in response to a cholera outbreak in Hoima district, Uganda by Bwire, Godfrey, Roskosky, Mellisa, Ballard, Anne, Brooks, W Abdullah, Okello, Alfred, Rafael, Florentina, Ampeire, Immaculate, Orach, Christopher Garimoi, Sack, David A

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the quality and coverage of the campaign to distribute oral cholera vaccine (OCV) during a cholera outbreak in Hoima, Uganda to guide…”
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Why should influenza be a public health priority? by Osterhaus, Ab, Abdullah Brooks, W, Broberg, Eeva, Raina MacIntyre, C, Capua, Ilaria

“…Abstract Flu risk and burden much higher than assumed: Each year, influenza affects hundreds of millions of people. In order to limit the burden, influenza…”
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Environmental Surveillance of Vibrio cholerae O1/O139 in the Five African Great Lakes and Other Major Surface Water Sources in Uganda by Bwire, Godfrey, Debes, Amanda K, Orach, Christopher G, Kagirita, Atek, Ram, Malathi, Komakech, Henry, Voeglein, Joseph B, Buyinza, Ambrose W, Obala, Tonny, Brooks, W Abdullah, Sack, David A

“…Cholera is a major public health problem in the African Great Lakes basin. Two hypotheses might explain this observation, namely the lakes are reservoirs of…”
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