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Understanding the failure of a behavior change intervention to reduce risk behaviors for avian influenza transmission among backyard poultry raisers in rural Bangladesh: a focused ethnography

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus among poultry and humans has raised global concerns and has motivated government and public health organizations to initiate interventions to prevent the transmission of ...
Nadia Ali Rimi, Rebeca Sultana, Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Md Zahidur Rahman, Marufa Hasin, M. Saiful Islam, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Nazmun Nahar, Emily S. Gurley, Stephen P. Luby   +9 more
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Infection prevention and control in tertiary care hospitals of Bangladesh: results from WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework (IPCAF)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2022
Introduction Infection prevention and control (IPC) in healthcare settings is imperative for the safety of patients as well as healthcare providers.
Md. Golam Dostogir Harun, Md Mahabub Ul Anwar, Shariful Amin Sumon, Md Zakiul Hassan, Tahmidul Haque, Syeda Mah-E-Muneer, Aninda Rahman, Syed Abul Hassan Md Abdullah, Md Saiful Islam, Ashley R. Styczynski, S. Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels   +10 more
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MicroRNA Expression and Intestinal Permeability in Children Living in a Slum Area of Bangladesh

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
Introduction: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression. Changes in miRNA expression have been reported in a number of intestinal diseases, in both tissue samples and readily accessible specimens ...
Humaira Rashid, Towfida J. Siddiqua, Biplob Hossain, Abdullah Siddique, Mamun Kabir, Zannatun Noor, Masud Alam, Mamun Ahmed, Rashidul Haque   +8 more
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Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Infections: Global Emerging Threats, Predicting the Near Future

Antibiotics, 2021
Antibiotic resistance is a public health threat of the utmost importance, especially when it comes to children: according to WHO data, infections caused by multidrug resistant bacteria produce 700,000 deaths across all ages, of which around 200,000 are ...
Alessandra Romandini, A. Pani, P. Schenardi, G. Pattarino, C. De Giacomo, F. Scaglione   +5 more
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Fear, explanation and action – the psychosocial response to emerging infections

Journal of Infection Prevention, 2020
In December 2019, pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (Covid-19) emerged in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in the People’s Republic of China. The population of the city is just over 11 million people and it is the largest city in central China ...
H. Loveday
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Infections due to dysregulated immunity: an emerging complication of cancer immunotherapy

Thorax, 2021
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionised cancer treatment. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are a common side effect which can mimic infection. Additionally, treatment of irAEs with corticosteroids and other immunosuppressant
Tommaso Morelli, K. Fujita, Gil Redelman-Sidi, P. Elkington   +3 more
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Where backyard poultry raisers seek care for sick poultry: implications for avian influenza prevention in Bangladesh

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background In Bangladesh, backyard poultry raisers lack awareness of avian influenza and infrequently follow government recommendations for its prevention. Identifying where poultry raisers seek care for their ill poultry might help the government better
Nadia Ali Rimi, Rebeca Sultana, Kazi Ishtiak-Ahmed, Najmul Haider, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Nazmun Nahar, Stephen P. Luby   +6 more
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Older adults lack SARS CoV-2 cross-reactive T lymphocytes directed to human coronaviruses OC43 and NL63

Scientific Reports, 2020
Currently, infections with SARS-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Older adults subjects > 60 years of age account for > 95% of the over one million
Giulietta Saletti, Thomas Gerlach, Janina M. Jansen, Antonia Molle, Husni Elbahesh, Martin Ludlow, Wentao Li, Berend-Jan Bosch, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan   +9 more
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Endothelial Cells in Emerging Viral Infections

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
There are several reasons to consider the role of endothelial cells in COVID-19 and other emerging viral infections. First, severe cases of COVID-19 show a common breakdown of central vascular functions. Second, SARS-CoV-2 replicates in endothelial cells.
J. H. Fosse, G. Haraldsen, K. Falk, Reidunn J. Edelmann   +3 more
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ISARIC-COVID-19 dataset: A Prospective, Standardized, Global Dataset of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

Scientific Data, 2022
Measurement(s) CDISC SDTM Vital Sign Test Name Terminology Technology Type(s) CDISC Define-XML General Observation Class Terminology Factor Type(s) Hospital Mortality • COVID-19 Sample Characteristic - Organism Homo sapiens Sample Characteristic ...
ISARIC Clinical Characterization Group, Esteban Garcia-Gallo, Laura Merson, Kalynn Kennon, Sadie Kelly, Barbara Wanjiru Citarella, Daniel Vidali Fryer, Sally Shrapnel, James Lee, Sara Duque, Yuli V. Fuentes, Valeria Balan, Sue Smith, Jia Wei, Bronner P. Gonçalves, Clark D. Russell, Louise Sigfrid, Andrew Dagens, Piero L. Olliaro, Joaquin Baruch, Christiana Kartsonaki, Jake Dunning, Amanda Rojek, Aasiyah Rashan, Abi Beane, Srinivas Murthy, Luis Felipe Reyes   +26 more
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