Publications by authors named "Shumaila Rasool"
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- The study investigates the movement patterns of the Afghan population in Karachi to understand their impact on polio transmission and vaccination efforts for children under five.
- Data was gathered through interviews with 409 Afghan household members and frontline workers, focusing on travel history, guest arrivals, and vaccination status.
- Results showed that over 25% of participants traveled outside the city recently, 34% hosted guests, and there was moderate agreement in responses about living duration, travel history, and vaccination, highlighting substantial population mobility between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Seed inoculation with entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) causes plant-mediated effects against arthropod herbivores, but the responses vary among EPF isolates. We used a wheat model system with three isolates representing Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium spp. causing either negative or positive effects against the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEntomopathogenic fungi have been well exploited as biocontrol agents that can kill insects through direct contact. However, recent research has shown that they can also play an important role as plant endophytes, stimulating plant growth, and indirectly suppressing pest populations. In this study, we examined the indirect, plant-mediated, effects of a strain of entomopathogenic fungus, on plant growth and population growth of two-spotted spider mites () in tomato, using different inoculation methods (seed treatment, soil drenching and a combination of both).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study aimed to determine the reasons for polio vaccine hesitancy among parents of persistently missed children (PMCs) in the high-risk areas of Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey of parents of PMCs was conducted in April 2019 in 34 high-risk union councils of Karachi. PMCs were randomly selected from the polio program database, and further information was collected on a questionnaire by trained staff using face-to-face interviews with parents of PMCs.
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- Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can act as endophytes in plants, potentially improving plant health and influencing interactions with herbivores due to altered plant physiological responses.
- The study evaluated the impact of three EPF isolates on the population growth of two-spotted spider mites on tomato plants, finding that certain EPFs affected mite populations differently while also affecting the levels of steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) in the leaves.
- A significant negative correlation was observed between SGA levels and spider mite numbers, indicating that SGA accumulation in response to mite infestation might relate to the ecological and physiological changes brought on by EPF inoculations, potentially enhancing plant defense.
Background: Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) campaign was conducted in February 2019 in Karachi where needle-free injectors were introduced for the administration of the fractional dose of IPV (fIPV) on a large scale. This study aimed to determine the impact of needle-free injectors on vaccination coverage.
Methods: In four towns of Karachi, fIPV was given using needle-free injectors "PharmaJet Tropis ID".
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) can display a plant-associated lifestyle as endophytes. Seed application of EPF can affect insect herbivory above ground, but the mechanisms behind this are not documented. Here we applied three EPF isolates, Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium brunneum and M.
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