Search Results - "Luby, S. P."

Axonal variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Campylobacter infection in Bangladesh by ISLAM, Z, JACOBS, B. C, VAN BELKUM, A, MOHAMMAD, Q. D, ISLAM, M. B, HERBRINK, P, DIORDITSA, S, LUBY, S. P, TALUKDER, K. A, ENDTZ, H. P

“…Campylobacter jejuni enteritis is the predominant bacterial infection preceding Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute postinfectious immune-mediated…”
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Nipah virus outbreak with person-to-person transmission in a district of Bangladesh, 2007 by HOMAIRA, N., RAHMAN, M., HOSSAIN, M. J., EPSTEIN, J. H., SULTANA, R., KHAN, M. S. U., PODDER, G., NAHAR, K., AHMED, B., GURLEY, E. S., DASZAK, P., LIPKIN, W. I., ROLLIN, P. E., COMER, J. A., KSIAZEK, T. G., LUBY, S. P.

“…In February 2007 an outbreak of Nipah virus (NiV) encephalitis in Thakurgaon District of northwest Bangladesh affected seven people, three of whom died. All…”
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Tubewell water quality and predictors of contamination in three flood‐prone areas in Bangladesh by Luby, S.P., Gupta, S.K., Sheikh, M.A., Johnston, R.B., Ram, P.K., Islam, M.S.

“…Aims:  To measure enteric bacterial contamination of tubewells in three flood prone areas in Bangladesh and the relationship of bacteriological contamination…”
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Recall errors in a weekly survey of diarrhoea in Guatemala: determining the optimal length of recall by ZAFAR, S. N., LUBY, S. P., MENDOZA, C.

“…We measured the recall error, optimal recall length and factors associated with diarrhoea in a weekly survey. Data was taken from a year-long randomized…”
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Identification and Epidemiology of a Rare HoBi‐Like Pestivirus Strain in Bangladesh by Haider, N, Rahman, M. S, Khan, S. U, Mikolon, A, Gurley, E. S, Osmani, M. G, Shanta, I. S, Paul, S. K, Macfarlane‐Berry, L, Islam, A, Desmond, J, Epstein, J. H, Daszak, P, Azim, T, Luby, S. P, Zeidner, N, Rahman, M. Z

“…The genus pestivirus of the family flaviviridae consists of four recognized species: bovine viral diarrhoea virus 1 (BVDV‐1), bovine viral diarrhoea virus 2…”
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Effects of local climate variability on transmission dynamics of cholera in Matlab, Bangladesh by Islam, M.S., Sharker, M.A.Y., Rheman, S., Hossain, S., Mahmud, Z.H., Islam, M.S., Uddin, A.M.K., Yunus, M., Osman, M.S., Ernst, R., Rector, I., Larson, C.P., Luby, S.P., Endtz, H.P., Cravioto, A.

“…Cholera is considered as a model for climate-related infectious diseases. In Bangladesh, cholera epidemics occur during summer and winter seasons, but it is…”
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Risk factors for typhoid fever in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh by RAM, P. K., NAHEED, A., BROOKS, W. A., HOSSAIN, M. A., MINTZ, E. D., BREIMAN, R. F., LUBY, S. P.

“…We systematically investigated risk factors for typhoid fever in Kamalapur, a poor urban area of Bangladesh, to inform targeted public health measures for its…”
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Prevalent high-risk respiratory hygiene practices in urban and rural Bangladesh by Nasreen, S, Azziz-Baumgartner, E, Gurley, E.S, Winch, P.J, Unicomb, L, Sharker, M.A.Y, Southern, D, Luby, S.P

“…To identify existing respiratory hygiene risk practices, and guide the development of interventions for improving respiratory hygiene. We selected a…”
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Unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis B and C in a periurban community in Pakistan by KHAN, A. J, LUBY, S. P, FIKREE, F, KARIM, A, OBAID, S, DELLAWALA, S, MIRZA, S, MALIK, T, FISHER-HOCH, S, MCCORMICK, J. B

“…Following reports of frequent deaths associated with jaundice and chronic liver disease among adults in a periurban community of Karachi, Pakistan, an…”
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Disease ecology, health and the environment: a framework to account for ecological and socio-economic drivers in the control of neglected tropical diseases by Garchitorena, A., Sokolow, S. H., Roche, B., Ngonghala, C. N., Jocque, M., Lund, A., Barry, M., Mordecai, E. A., Daily, G. C., Jones, J. H., Andrews, J. R., Bendavid, E., Luby, S. P., LaBeaud, A. D., Seetah, K., Guégan, J. F., Bonds, M. H., De Leo, G. A.

“…Reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is one of the key strategic targets advanced by the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the…”
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Community perceptions of bloody diarrhoea in an urban slum in South Asia: implications for introduction of a Shigella vaccine by ARVELO, W., BLUM, L. S., NAHAR, N., VON SEIDLEIN, L., NAHAR, L., PACK, R. P., BROOKS, A. W., PACH, A., BREIMAN, R. F., LUBY, S. P., RAM, P. K.

“…Understanding local perceptions of disease causation could help public health officials improve strategies to prevent bloody diarrhoea. A cross-sectional…”
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The relationship between therapeutic injections and high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan by LUBY, S. P., QAMRUDDIN, K., SHAH, A. A., OMAIR, A., PAHSA, O., KHAN, A. J., McCORMICK, J.B., HOODBHOUY, F., FISHER-HOCH, S.

“…To determine the prevalence and routes of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Hafizabad, Pakistan, we collected sera in 1993 from a…”
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Addicted schoolchildren: Prevalence and characteristics of areca nut chewers among primary school children in Karachi, Pakistan by Shah, SMA, Merchant, AT, Luby, SP, Chotani, RA

“…Objectives:  To evaluate the habits of betel quid use and areca nut chewing among school‐aged children in Karachi, Pakistan. Areca nut (betel nut) is chewed by…”
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Effect of point‐of‐use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation–disinfection on drinking water quality in western Kenya by Crump, J.A., Okoth, G.O., Slutsker, L., Ogaja, D.O., Keswick, B.H., Luby, S.P.

“…Aims:  Point‐of‐use drinking water disinfection with sodium hypochlorite has been shown to improve water quality and reduce diarrhoeal disease. However, the…”
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Injuries among children in Karachi, Pakistan—what, where and how by Razzak, J.A, Luby, S.P, Laflamme, L, Chotani, H

“…Objectives. To describe the epidemiology of injuries among children in Karachi, Pakistan. Study design. Retrospective case series. Methods. Data on children…”
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Injections in health care settings: a risk factor for acute hepatitis B virus infection in Karachi, Pakistan by USMAN, H. R., AKHTAR, S., RAHBAR, M. H., HAMID, S., MOATTAR, T., LUBY, S. P.

“…A case control study was conducted to identify the association of therapeutic injections with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Karachi, Pakistan. We…”
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Genetic diversity of Nipah virus in Bangladesh by Rahman, M.Z., Islam, M.M., Hossain, M.E., Rahman, M.M., Islam, A., Siddika, A., Hossain, M.S.S., Sultana, S., Islam, A., Rahman, M., Klena, J.D., Flora, M.S., Daszak, P., Epstein, J.H., Luby, S.P., Gurley, E.S.

“…•The study added information about the genetic diversity and molecular characterization of Nipah virus (NiV) strains, both from bats and humans in…”
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Estimating deaths and injuries due to road traffic accidents in Karachi, Pakistan, through the capture-recapture method by Razzak, Junaid A, Luby, Stephen P

“…Background Road traffic accidents (RTA) are an important yet preventable cause of death and disability in developing countries like Pakistan. Yet accurate…”
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Healthcare worker and family caregiver hand hygiene in Bangladeshi healthcare facilities: results from the Bangladesh National Hygiene Baseline Survey by Horng, Lily M, Unicomb, Leanne, Alam, Mahbub-Ul, Halder, Amal K, Shoab, Abul K, Ghosh, Probir K, Opel, Aftab, Islam, Md. Khairul, Luby, Stephen P

“…Summary Background Healthcare facility hand hygiene impacts patient care, healthcare worker safety, and infection control, but low-income countries have little…”
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Evolving epidemiology of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh: evidence from outbreaks during 2010–2011 by CHAKRABORTY, A., SAZZAD, H. M. S., HOSSAIN, M. J., ISLAM, M. S., PARVEEN, S., HUSAIN, M., BANU, S. S., PODDER, G., AFROJ, S., ROLLIN, P. E., DASZAK, P., LUBY, S. P., RAHMAN, M., GURLEY, E. S.

“…Drinking raw date palm sap is the primary route of Nipah virus (NiV) transmission from bats to people in Bangladesh; subsequent person-to-person transmission…”
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