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  1. Global dengue epidemic worsens with record 14 million cases and 9000 deaths reported in 2024

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  2. Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported

    Article • IJID Regions, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  3. Identifying weather patterns affecting household date palm sap consumption in Bangladesh, 2013–2016

    Article • PLOS One, November 2024, PLOS

    Dr Najmul Haider

  4. The role of new dengue vaccines in curtailing the emerging global threat of dengue outbreaks arising from mass gathering sporting and religious events

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  5. Controlling Rabies in Bangladesh: Predicting Human Cases by 2030 Using a One Health Strategy

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Sumon Ghosh, Dr Najmul Haider

  6. DISRUPTIONS IN LIVELIHOODS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WEST AFRICA DURING EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS

    Article • April 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Najmul Haider

  7. Identifying risk factors for clinical Lassa fever in Sierra Leone, 2019–2021

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2024, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Najmul Haider

  8. Bangladesh's 2023 Dengue outbreak – age/gender-related disparity in morbidity and mortality and geographic variability of epidemic burdens

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  9. Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2023, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Najmul Haider

  10. Occurrence of tuberculosis among people exposed to cattle in Bangladesh

    Article • Veterinary Medicine and Science, June 2023, Wiley

    Arfatur Rahman, Dr Najmul Haider

  11. The 2022 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: hypotheses for the late resurgence of cases and fatalities

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Najmul Haider

  12. Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Citrobacter freundii Isolated from Domestic Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) in Bangladesh

    Article • Antibiotics, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Md.Tanvir Rahman, Dr Najmul Haider

  13. Consequences and global risks of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in poultry in the United Kingdom

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  14. Human Exposure to Bats, Rodents and Monkeys in Bangladesh

    Article • EcoHealth, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  15. The disproportionate case–fatality ratio of COVID-19 between countries with the highest vaccination rates and the rest of the world

    Article • IJID Regions, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  16. How prepared is the world? Identifying weaknesses in existing assessment frameworks for global health security through a One Health approach

    Article • The Lancet, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  17. Increased outbreaks of monkeypox highlight gaps in actual disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and in animal reservoirs

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  18. Rift Valley fever seropositivity in humans and domestic ruminants and associated risk factors in Sengerema, Ilala, and Rufiji districts, Tanzania

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  19. Vaccination for monkeypox prevention in persons with high-risk sexual behaviours to control on-going outbreak of monkeypox virus clade 3.

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  20. Monkeypox outbreaks outside endemic regions: scientific and social priorities

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  21. The Global case-fatality rate of COVID-19 has been declining disproportionately between top vaccinated countries and the rest of the world

    Article • January 2022, openRxiv

    Dr Najmul Haider

  22. Emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern Omicron (B.1.1.529) - highlights Africa's research capabilities, but exposes major knowledge gaps, inequities of vaccine distribution, inadequacies in global COVID-19 response and control efforts

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  23. World Tuberculosis Day 2021 Theme — ‘The Clock is Ticking’ — and the world is running out of time to deliver the United Nations General Assembly commitments to End TB due to the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  24. Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  25. Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika in eight districts in Tanzania

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  26. Socio-Ecological Systems Analysis and Health System Readiness in Responding to Dengue Epidemics in Ilala and Kinondoni Districts, Tanzania

    Article • Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, September 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Najmul Haider

  27. Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Risk Factors Associated with Salmonella spp. Isolates from Poultry Farms in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Pathogens, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Najmul Haider

  28. Diagnosis of Chikungunya Virus in Febrile Patients From a Malaria Holoendemic Area

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  29. The Global Case-Fatality Rate of COVID-19 Has Been Declining Since May 2020

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 2021, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Najmul Haider

  30. Entomological survey for identification of Aedes larval breeding sites and their distribution in Chattogram, Bangladesh

    Article • Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  31. Estimation of novel coronavirus ( COVID ‐19) reproduction number and case fatality rate: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Article • Health Science Reports, May 2021, Wiley

    Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Dr Najmul Haider

  32. The niche of One Health approaches in Lassa fever surveillance and control

    Article • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  33. Zoonotic disease preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • One Health Outlook, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  34. Identification of Risk Factors Associated with Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates from Poultry Farms in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia: A Cross Sectional Study

    Article • Antibiotics, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Najmul Haider

  35. Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Vaccine, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  36. Dengue outbreaks in Bangladesh: Historic epidemic patterns suggest earlier mosquito control intervention in the transmission season could reduce the monthly growth factor and extent of epidemics

    Article • Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  37. Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 2020, PLOS

    Dr Muzamil M Abdel Hamid, Dr Najmul Haider

  38. Human exposures to by‐products from animals suspected to have died of anthrax in Bangladesh: An exploratory study

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, November 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Farhana Haque, Dr Najmul Haider

  39. COVID-19—Zoonosis or Emerging Infectious Disease?

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, November 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Najmul Haider

  40. Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Dr Najmul Haider

  41. Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • BMJ Global Health, October 2020, BMJ

    Dr Najmul Haider

  42. Estimation of novel coronavirus (covid-19) reproduction number and case fatality rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • September 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Dr Najmul Haider

  43. Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019—Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation

    Article • Viruses, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Najmul Haider

  44. Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries

    Article • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  45. Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System

    Article • Journal of Medical Entomology, July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Najmul Haider

  46. Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid study of nine countries

    Article • July 2020, openRxiv

    Dr Najmul Haider

  47. Epidemiology and genotypes of group A rotaviruses in cattle and goats of Bangladesh, 2009-2010

    Article • Infection Genetics and Evolution, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Md Shafiqur Rahman, Dr Najmul Haider

  48. Is Africa prepared for tackling the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Lessons from past outbreaks, ongoing pan-African public health efforts, and implications for the future

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  49. Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sumon Ghosh, Dr Najmul Haider

  50. The Global Health Security index and Joint External Evaluation score for health preparedness are not correlated with countries' COVID-19 detection response time and mortality outcome

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Najmul Haider

  51. Response to ‘Evaluation of modelling study shows limits of COVID-19 importing risk simulations in sub-Saharan Africa’ (Epidemiology and Infection – HYG-LE-10513-May-20)

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Najmul Haider

  52. Passengers' destinations from China: low risk of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) transmission into Africa and South America

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Najmul Haider

  53. Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus from rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) at human–wildlife interfaces in Bangladesh

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  54. Chikungunya

    Article • Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  55. Quantifying the potential for bluetongue virus transmission in Danish cattle farms

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  56. A One-Health lens for anthrax

    Article • The Lancet Planetary Health, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  57. The annual, temporal and spatial pattern of Setaria tundra outbreaks in Finnish reindeer: a mechanistic transmission model approach

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  58. Where backyard poultry raisers seek care for sick poultry: implications for avian influenza prevention in Bangladesh

    Article • BMC Public Health, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  59. Avian influenza surveillance in domestic waterfowl and environment of live bird markets in Bangladesh, 2007–2012

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  60. Epidemiology and genetic characterization of Peste des petits ruminants virus in Bangladesh

    Article • Veterinary Medicine and Science, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  61. Microclimatic temperatures at Danish cattle farms, 2000–2016: quantifying the temporal and spatial variation in the transmission potential of Schmallenberg virus

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  62. Mild Respiratory Illness Among Young Children Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Ausraful Islam, Dr Najmul Haider

  63. Microclimatic temperatures increase the potential for vector-borne disease transmission in the Scandinavian climate

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Nature

    Dr Najmul Haider

  64. Serological evidence of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs and jaundice among pig handlers in Bangladesh

    Article • Zoonoses and Public Health, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  65. Biosecurity Conditions in Small Commercial Chicken Farms, Bangladesh 2011–2012

    Article • EcoHealth, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider

  66. Raising Backyard Poultry in Rural Bangladesh: Financial and Nutritional Benefits, but Persistent Risky Practices

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  67. Efficiency of the Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Practices and Drug Choices for Infectious Diseases in Livestock in Bangladesh

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  68. Genetically Diverse Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza A Virus Subtypes Co-Circulate among Poultry in Bangladesh

    Article • PLOS One, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr Najmul Haider, Dr Ausraful Islam

  69. Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh

    Article • Veterinary Medicine and Science, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Sumon Ghosh, Dr Najmul Haider

  70. Non-random patterns in viral diversity

    Article • Nature Communications, September 2015, Nature

    Dr Najmul Haider, Professor Walter Ian Lipkin

  71. Unusually High Mortality in Waterfowl Caused by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) in Bangladesh

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider, Nord Zeidner

  72. Serological Evidence of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Cattle and Goats in Bangladesh

    Article • EcoHealth, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider, Dr Ausraful Islam, Dr. Md Shafiqur Rahman

  73. Identification and Epidemiology of a Rare HoBi-Like Pestivirus Strain in Bangladesh

    Article • Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Najmul Haider

  74. Multiple reassortment events among highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses detected in Bangladesh

    Article • Virology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider, Dr Ausraful Islam

  75. Risk practices for animal and human anthrax in Bangladesh: an exploratory study

    Article • Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, November 2013, Co-Action Publishing

    Dr Najmul Haider

  76. Investigating a crow die-off in January–February 2011 during the introduction of a new clade of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 into Bangladesh

    Article • Archives of Virology, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Najmul Haider, Dr Ausraful Islam

  77. Serological evidence of Hepatitis E Virus in pigs in Bangladesh

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Najmul Haider

  78. Anthrax Outbreaks in Bangladesh, 2009-2010

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, April 2012, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    Dr Najmul Haider