Publications by authors named "Muhammad Rashedul Alam"
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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%.!
We aimed to explore coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk perception and prevention practices among people living in high- and low-population density areas in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 623 patients with confirmed COVID-19 agreed to participate in the survey. Additionally, we purposively selected 14 participants from diverse economic and occupational groups and conducted qualitative interviews for them accordingly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of symptomatic and asymptomatic laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases among the population of Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Dhaka City and other districts of Bangladesh between April 18 and October 12, 2020. A total of 32 districts outside Dhaka were randomly selected, and one village and one mahalla was selected from each district; 25 mahallas were selected from Dhaka City.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in densely populated countries has been a topic of concern from the beginning of the pandemic. Evidence of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 according to population density gradient and socio-economic status (SES) is limited. In June−September 2020, we conducted a descriptive longitudinal study to determine the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in high- and low-density areas in Dhaka city.
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