Publications by authors named "Mohamed Ahmed Jamsheed"
The burden of dengue and force of infection among children in Kerala, India; seroprevalence estimates from Government of Kerala-WHO Dengue study.
Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia
March 2024
Background: Dengue shows high geographic heterogeneity within and across endemic countries. In the context of increasing burden and predicted outbreaks due to climate change, understanding the heterogeneity will enable us to develop region specific targeted interventions, including vaccination. World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests standard methodologies to study the burden and heterogeneity at national and subnational levels.
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) has prioritized 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with 15 located in the South-East Asia Region, affecting all 11 countries there.
- The region accounts for 54% of the global NTD burden, prompting a focus on eliminating diseases like lymphatic filariasis, kala-azar, yaws, trachoma, and leprosy since 2014.
- Seven countries have successfully eliminated at least one NTD since 2016, and the next decade aims to enhance elimination efforts while applying lessons learned to tackle other NTDs.
Background: The South-East Asia regional programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) was launched in 2000. This study presents the progress and impact of the programme in the region.
Methods: Mass drug administration (MDA) and morbidity management data were accessed from the WHO preventive chemotherapy databank.
Vector-borne diseases in South-East Asia: burdens and key challenges to be addressed.
WHO South East Asia J Public Health
January 2014
Objective: To identify the major risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the population of the capital city Male.
Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional survey among the 25-64-year-age group using a multi-stage sampling method with households as sampling unit. Information on behavioral, physiological, and biochemical risk factors was obtained through standardized methods as recommended by the STEPS survey guideline of the World Health Organization.
An outbreak, characterised by fever, arthralgia and myalgia, in Malé and other islands of the Maldives began in December 2006. The illness was suspected as being due to chikungunya virus based on clinical symptoms and the prevailing chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean region. The Department of Public Health initiated an investigation and collected blood samples from 67 patients; 21% were IgM-positive for chikungunya and 96% were PCR-positive.
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