Publications by authors named "Fateha Akther Ema"

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  • Nipah virus infections have been a serious problem in Bangladesh since 2001, causing many outbreaks almost every year.!
  • A special hospital program was set up to find and respond to these infections quickly by testing people who might have the virus.!
  • From 2006 to 2021, they tested over 7,100 people and discovered 322 cases of Nipah virus, mostly linked to eating raw date palm sap or spreading between people, with a very high death rate of 71%.!
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the colony forming units (CFU) to isolate, identify, and antibiotic sensitivity of from chicken nuggets (CN).

Materials And Methods: Sixty CN samples from two brands were collected from different superstores in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Uncooked, oven-cooked (OC), or gas stove-cooked (GSC) CN samples were inoculated onto mannitol salt agar and blood agar.

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Background And Aim: Ready-to-eat (RTE) foods are widely used at home, restaurants, and during festivals in Bangladesh. So it is very important to investigate possible microbial contamination in RTE foods. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the total coliform count (TCC), isolate, identify, and characterize the in RTE foods.

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Aim: The study was conducted for the isolation, identification, and antibiogram of bacteria obtained from fresh guava ().

Materials And Methods: A total of 25 fresh guavas were collected from five markets located in Mymensingh city. Guava samples were cultured onto various selective media such as eosin methylene blue, xylose lysine deoxycholate, thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose, blood agar, and mannitol salt agar for the isolation of bacteria.

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