Sukanta Chowdhury

Datos Biográficos

ID9064082
NOMBRESukanta Chowdhury
NOMBRESSukanta
APELLIDOChowdhury
FIRMACHOWDHURY S
AFILIACIONESInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
ORCID0000-0003-3053-4241
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR4
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H0

  • Risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in humans in Bangladesh

    Open AccessSukanta Chowdhury, Md Saiful Islam et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Objectives: To determine the risk factors associated with cutaneous anthrax infection in humans. Methods: During 2013-2016, we investigated total 26 anthrax outbreaks across the country. We additionally conducted a case-control study to identify risk factors by recruiting four controls for each enrolled case. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated to identify risk factors using multivariate logistic regression…

  • Regional and temporal variations in Covid-19 cases and deaths in Ethiopia

    Open AccessGizaw Teka, Adane Woldeab et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Background The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most devastating public health emergencies of international concern to have occurred in the past century. To ensure a safe, scalable, and sustainable response, it is imperative to understand the burden of disease, epidemiological trends, and responses to activities that have already been implemented. We aimed to analyze how COVID-19 tests, cases, and deaths varied by time and region in the general po…

  • Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the transmission of mpox

    Open AccessRebecca Kuehn, Tilly Fox et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Objectives To make inferences regarding the effectiveness of respiratory interventions and case isolation measures in reducing or preventing the transmission of mpox based on synthesis of available literature. Methods The WHO Clinical Management and Infection Prevention and Control 2022 guideline and droplet precautions in healthcare facilities and home isolation infection prevention control measures for patients with mpox. We conducted a systema…

  • Incidence of influenza virus-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in three districts in 2018 at Gharbia governorate, Egypt

    Open AccessHossam Hassan, Amr Kandeel et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Aims Influenza remains a contributor to substantial global morbidity and mortality. There is very limited data on disease burden in Egypt. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of influenza-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) in three districts in Gharbia governorate in 2018. Methods This study Followed the World Health Organization (WHO) manual for estimating disease burden associated with seasonal influenza. The…

  • Evaluating adherence to government recommendations for post-exposure rabies vaccine among animal-bite victims

    Open AccessSadia Tamanna, Dilruba Yasmin et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Rabies is a fatal but preventable zoonotic disease with an approximately 100% case fatality rate. The most common way to contract rabies is through the bite of a rabid animal. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) by vaccination and/or immunoglobulin therapy is the most effective measure for rabies prevention. The effectiveness of vaccination depends on the level of completion of vaccination. In Bangladesh, no previous studies were conducted to evaluat…

  • Understanding knowledge, attitude and perception of Rift Valley fever in Baringo South, Kenya

    Open AccessTatenda Chiuya, Eric M Fèvre et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic disease that affects humans and livestock. In Kenya, the disease has spread to new areas like Baringo County, with a growing realization that the epidemiology of the virus may also include endemic transmission. Local knowledge of a disease in susceptible communities is a major driver of prevention and control efforts. A cross-sectional survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was c…