By Dr Md Saiful Islam

Journal articles

Islam MS; Kamal AHM; Kabir A; Southern DL; Khan SH; Murshid Hasan SM; Sarkar T; Sharmin S; Das S; Roy T; Harun MGD; Chughtai AA; Homaira N; Seale H, 2021, 'COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories: The need for cognitive inoculation against misinformation to improve vaccine adherence', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251605

Chowdhury KIA; Nurunnahar S; Kabir ML; Islam MT; Baker M; Islam MS; Rahman M; Hasan MA; Sikder A; Kwong LH; Binkhorst GK; Nash E; Keith J; McCartor A; Luby SP; Forsyth JE, 2021, 'Child lead exposure near abandoned lead acid battery recycling sites in a residential community in Bangladesh: Risk factors and the impact of soil remediation on blood lead levels', Environmental Research, 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110689

Nazneen A; Tarannum S; Chowdhury KIA; Islam MT; Hasibul Islam SM; Ahmed S; Banu S; Islam MS, 2021, 'Implementation status of national tuberculosis infection control guidelines in Bangladeshi hospitals', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246923

Bhuiyan MU; Stiboy E; Hassan MZ; Chan M; Islam MS; Haider N; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2021, 'Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Vaccine, 39, pp. 667 - 677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.078

Islam MS; Al-Masud A; Maixenchs M; Cossa S; Guilaze R; Diarra K; Fofana I; Hussain F; Blevins J; Kone A; Arifeen SE; Mandomando I; Bassat Q; O’Mara Sage E; Gurley ES; Munguambe K, 2021, 'Rumor surveillance in support of minimally invasive tissue sampling for diagnosing the cause of child death in low-income countries: A qualitative study', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244552

Islam MS; Chughtai AA; Nazneen A; Chowdhury KIA; Islam MT; Tarannum S; Hasibul Islam SM; Banu S; Seale H, 2020, 'A tuberculin skin test survey among healthcare workers in two public tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243951

Islam MS; Sarkar T; Khan SH; Kamal AHM; Murshid Hasan SM; Kabir A; Yeasmin D; Islam MA; Chowdhury KIA; Anwar KS; Chughtai AA; Seale H, 2020, 'COVID-19-Related infodemic and its impact on public health: A global social media analysis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103, pp. 1621 - 1629, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0812

Islam MS; Rahman KM; Sun Y; Qureshi MO; Abdi I; Chughtai AA; Seale H, 2020, 'Current knowledge of COVID-19 and infection prevention and control strategies in healthcare settings: A global analysis', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 41, pp. 1196 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.237

Seale H; Dyer CEF; Abdi I; Rahman KM; Sun Y; Qureshi MO; Dowell-Day A; Sward J; Islam MS, 2020, 'Improving the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19: Examining the factors that influence engagement and the impact on individuals', BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05340-9

Islam MS; Chughtai AA; Seale H, 2020, 'Reflecting on the updates to the World Health Organisation 2019 Tuberculosis Infection Control Guidelines through the lens of a low-income/high TB burden country', Journal of Infection and Public Health, 13, pp. 1057 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.02.039

Chughtai AA; Seale H; Islam MS; Owais M; Macintyre CR, 2020, 'Policies on the use of respiratory protection for hospital health workers to protect from coronavirus disease (COVID-19)', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103567

Homaira N; Islam MS; Haider N, 2020, 'COVID-19 in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh: challenges and mitigation strategies', Global Biosecurity, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.84

Forsyth JE; Nurunnahar S; Islam SS; Baker M; Yeasmin D; Islam MS; Rahman M; Fendorf S; Ardoin NM; Winch PJ; Luby SP, 2019, 'Turmeric means “yellow” in Bengali: Lead chromate pigments added to turmeric threaten public health across Bangladesh', Environmental Research, 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108722

Blevins J; O'Mara Sage E; Kone A; Maixenchs M; Raghunathan PL; Guilaze RA; Cossa S; Girma Z; Zegeye Y; Ackley C; Hussain F; Islam S; Myburgh N; Ngwenya N; Madhi SA; Otieno P; Ochola K; Munguambe K; Breiman RF; Islam MS, 2019, 'Using Participatory Workshops to Assess Alignment or Tension in the Community for Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling Prior to Start of Child Mortality Surveillance: Lessons from 5 Sites across the CHAMPS Network', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69, pp. S280 - S290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz563

Forsyth JE; Weaver KL; Maher K; Islam MS; Raqib R; Rahman M; Fendorf S; Luby SP, 2019, 'Sources of Blood Lead Exposure in Rural Bangladesh', Environmental Science and Technology, 53, pp. 11429 - 11436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b00744

Forsyth JE; Islam MS; Parvez SM; Raqib R; Rahman MS; Muehe EM; Fendorf S; Luby SP, 2018, 'Prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among pregnant women and sources of lead exposure in rural Bangladesh: A case control study', ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 166, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.04.019

Gurley ES; Hegde ST; Hossain K; Sazzad HMS; Hossain MJ; Rahman M; Yushuf Sharker MA; Salje H; Islam MS; Epstein JH; Khan SU; Kilpatrick AM; Daszak P; Luby SP, 2017, 'Convergence of humans, bats, trees, and culture in Nipah virus transmission, Bangladesh', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23, pp. 1446 - 1453, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.161922

Chakraborty A; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Khan SU; Haider MS; Sultana R; Ali Rimi N; Islam MS; Haider N; Islam A; Sultana Shanta I; Sultana T; Al Mamun A; Homaira N; Goswami D; Nahar K; Alamgir ASM; Rahman M; Mahbuba Jamil K; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Simpson N; Shu B; Lindstrom S; Gerloff N; Davis CT; Katz JM; Mikolon A; Uyeki TM; Luby SP; Sturm-Ramirez K, 2017, 'Mild respiratory illness among young children caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza a (h5n1) virus infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 216, pp. S520 - S528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix019

Islam MS; Sharif AR; Sazzad HMS; Dawlat Khan AKM; Hasan M; Akter S; Rahman M; Luby SP; Heffelfinger JD; Gurley ES, 2017, 'Outbreak of sudden death with acute encephalitis syndrome among children associated with exposure to Lychee Orchards in Northern Bangladesh, 2012', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, pp. 949 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0856

Rimi NA; Sultana R; Ishtiak-Ahmed K; Rahman MZ; Hasin M; Islam MS; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Nahar N; Gurley ES; Luby SP, 2016, '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, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3543-6

Parveen S; Islam MS; Begum M; Alam MU; Sazzad HMS; Sultana R; Rahman M; Gurley ES; Hossain MJ; Luby SP, 2016, 'It's not only what you say, it's also how you say it: Communicating nipah virus prevention messages during an outbreak in Bangladesh', BMC Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3416-z

Islam MS; Sazzad HMS; Satter SM; Sultana S; Hossain MJ; Hasan M; Rahman M; Campbell S; Cannon DL; Ströher U; Daszak P; Luby SP; Gurley ES, 2016, 'Nipah virus transmission from bats to humans associated with drinking traditional liquor made from date palm sap, Bangladesh, 2011-2014', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 664 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151747

Chakraborty A; Sazzad HMS; Hossain MJ; Islam MS; Parveen S; Husain M; Banu SS; Podder G; Afroj S; Rollin PE; Daszak P; Luby SP; Rahman M; Gurley ES, 2016, 'Evolving epidemiology of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh: Evidence from outbreaks during 2010-2011', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 371 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815001314

Gurley ES; Hossain MJ; Paul RC; Sazzad HMS; Islam MS; Parveen S; Faruque LI; Husain M; Ara K; Jahan Y; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2014, 'Outbreak of hepatitis e in urban Bangladesh resulting in maternal and perinatal mortality', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 59, pp. 658 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu383

Islam MS, 2014, 'Latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in chest disease hospitals, Bangladesh', Health Science and Bulletin

Rimi NA; Sultana R; Luby SP; Islam MS; Uddin M; Hossain MJ; Zaman RU; Nahar N; Gurley ES, 2014, 'Infrastructure and contamination of the physical environment in three Bangladeshi hospitals: Putting infection control into context', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089085

Islam MS; Luby SP; Sultana R; Rimi NA; Zaman RU; Uddin M; Nahar N; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Gurley ES, 2014, 'Family caregivers in public tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh: Risks and opportunities for infection control', American Journal of Infection Control, 42, pp. 305 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.012

Haque F; Kundu SK; Islam MS; Hasan SMM; Khatun A; Gope PS; Mahmud ZH; Alamgir ASM; Islam MS; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2013, 'Outbreak of mass sociogenic illness in a school feeding program in Northwest Bangladesh, 2010', Plos One, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080420

Gurley ES; Islam MS; Nahar N; Sultana R; Hossain MJ; Homaira N; Parveen S; Naushin T; Alam M-U; Khan AKMD; Chowdhury NMRA; Southern D; Luby SP, 2013, 'Behaviour change intervention to reduce caregivers’ exposure to patients’ oral and nasal secretions in Bangladesh', International Journal of Infection Control, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v9i2.017.13

Sazzad HMS; Hossain MJ; Gurley ES; Ameen KMH; Parveen S; Islam MS; Faruque LI; Podder G; Banu SS; Lo MK; Rollin PE; Rota PA; Daszak P; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2013, 'Nipah virus infection outbreak with nosocomial and corpse-to-human transmission, Bangladesh', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 210 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.120971

Islam MS; Hossain MJ; Mikolon A; Parveen S; Khan MSU; Haider N; Chakraborty A; Titu AMN; Rahman MW; Sazzad HMS; Rahman M; Gurley ES; Luby SP, 2013, 'Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study.', Infect Ecol Epidemiol, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v3i0.21356

Islam MS, 2012, 'Outbreak of illness and deaths among children living near lychee orchards in northern Bangladesh', Health Science and Bulletin

Chakraborty A; Khan SU; Hasnat MA; Parveen S; Islam MS; Mikolon A; Chakraborty RK; Ahmed BN; Ara K; Haider N; Zaki SR; Hoffmaster AR; Rahman M; Luby SP; Hossain MJ, 2012, 'Anthrax outbreaks in Bangladesh, 2009-2010', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86, pp. 703 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0234

Sultana R; Nahar N; Rimi NA; Azad S; Islam MS; Gurley ES; Luby SP, 2012, 'Backyard poultry raising in Bangladesh: A valued resource for the villagers and a setting for zoonotic transmission of avian influenza. A qualitative study', Rural and Remote Health, 12

Sultana R; Rimi NA; Azad S; Islam MS; Khan MSU; Gurley ES; Nahar N; Luby SP, 2012, 'Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers' perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza', JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 6, pp. 156 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2242

Islam MS; Luby SP; Rahman M; Parveen S; Homaira N; Begum NH; Khan AKMD; Sultana R; Akhter S; Gurley ES, 2011, 'Social ecological analysis of an outbreak of pufferfish egg poisoning in a coastal area of Bangladesh', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 85, pp. 498 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0629

Gurley ES; Parveen S; Islam MS; Hossain MJ; Nahar N; Homaira N; Sultana R; Sejvar JJ; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2011, 'Family and community concerns about post-mortem needle biopsies in a Muslim society', BMC Medical Ethics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-12-10

Gurley ES; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Nahar N; Faiz MA; Islam N; Sultana R; Khatun S; Uddin MZ; Haider MS; Islam MS; Ahmed BN; Rahman MW; Mondal UK; Luby SP, 2010, 'Fatal Outbreak from Consuming Xanthium strumarium Seedlings during Time of Food Scarcity in Northeastern Bangladesh', Plos One, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009756

Brooks WA; Alamgir ASM; Sultana R; Islam MS; Rahman M; Fry A; Shu B; Lindstrom S; Nahar K; Goswami D; Haider MS; Nahar S; Butler E; Hancock K; Donis RO; Davis CT; Zaman RU; Luby SP; Uyeki TM; Rahman M, 2009, 'Avian Influenza Virus A (H5N1), Detected through Routine Surveillance, in Child, Bangladesh', EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 15, pp. 1311 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1508.090283

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