Publications by authors named "Taufiqul Islam"
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- Aman rice is a key crop in Bangladesh, heavily influenced by local climate, and the study leverages 52 years of historical data to predict future yields.
- The analysis utilized various machine learning models, with Random Forest being the most effective in assessing the impact of climate variables on rice production, while Neural Networks and Decision Trees were less accurate.
- Projections indicate a significant increase in yields by 2030 and 2050, despite rising temperatures and slight changes in rainfall, highlighting the urgency for adaptive agricultural strategies in response to climate change.
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- Molecular diagnostics have revealed a higher prevalence of shigellosis from human fecal samples than traditional culture methods, highlighting the need for improved identification of its causes.* -
- The study involves testing dried blood spots for specific antibodies to determine immune responses in individuals with shigellosis and comparing these responses among various case types to identify patterns.* -
- The findings aim to enhance our understanding of shigellosis, establish baseline immunity, and ultimately aid in the development of effective vaccines against diarrhea.*
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- The EFGH surveillance study aims to accurately estimate diarrhea incidence in children aged 6-35 months by considering both the population at risk and those who don't seek medical care.
- It will utilize a combination of facility-based surveillance and population-based surveys to determine the size of the target population and healthcare-seeking behaviors.
- The study design addresses challenges like discrepancies in coverage, seasonal changes, and variations in health-seeking behavior to improve the accuracy of its findings over a 24-month period.
Nonindicated antibiotics for childhood diarrhea is a major contributor to global antimicrobial resistance. Electronic clinical decision support tools (eCDSTs) may reduce unnecessary antibiotics. This study examined how providers' expectations of an eCDST to predict diarrhea etiology compared with their experiences using the tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA March-June 2021 representative serosurvey among Sitakunda subdistrict (Chattogram, Bangladesh) residents found an adjusted prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibodies of 64.1% (95% credible interval 60.0%-68.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBangladesh is entering from low-income to lower-middle-income status in 2020, and this will be completed in the next 5 years. With gross national income growing, vaccines will need to be procured through private market for the Expanded Program on Immunization. A cost-benefit analysis is needed to evaluate vaccine demand in different socioeconomic groups in the country, to inform this procurement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In a cluster randomized trial (CRT) of a Vi polysaccharide vaccine against typhoid in the slums of Kolkata we found evidence of vaccine herd protection. However, transmission of typhoid into clusters from the outside likely occurred in this densely populated setting, which could have diminished our estimates of vaccine herd protection.
Methods: Eighty clusters (40 in each arm) were randomised to receive a single dose of either Vi or inactivated hepatitis A vaccine.
Background: Several studies have shown that inactivated, whole-cell oral cholera vaccines (OCVs) confer both direct protection on vaccinees and herd protection on populations. Because our earlier cluster-randomized effectiveness trial (CRT) in urban Bangladesh failed to detect OCV herd protection, we reanalysed the trial to assess whether herd effects were masked in our original analysis.
Methods: A total of 267 270 persons were randomized to 90 approximately equal-sized clusters.
Background: A single-dose regimen of the current killed oral cholera vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization would make them more attractive for use against endemic and epidemic cholera. We conducted an efficacy trial of a single dose of the killed oral cholera vaccine Shanchol, which is currently given in a two-dose schedule, in an urban area in which cholera is highly endemic.
Methods: Nonpregnant residents of Dhaka, Bangladesh, who were 1 year of age or older were randomly assigned to receive a single dose of oral cholera vaccine or oral placebo.