Building up a genomic surveillance platform for SARS-CoV-2 in the middle of a pandemic: a true North–South collaboration

Autor: Fyezah Jehan, Patrick Ayscue, Waqasuddin Khan, Furqan Kabir, Imran Nisar, Allison Black, Samiah Kanwar, Fatima Aziz, Sahrish Muneer, Adil Kalam, Mehdia Nadeem Rajab Ali, Nadia Ansari, Manu Vanaerschot, Vida Ahyong, Liz Fahsbender, Katrina Kalantar, Abigail Glascock, Juliana Gil, Cristina Tato

Publikováno v: BMJ Global Health, Vol 8, Iss 11 (2023)

Next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionised pathogen surveillance over the last two decades. However, the benefits are not equitably distributed, with developing countries lagging far behind in acquiring the required technology and analy

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Impact of enteropathogens on faltering growth in a resource-limited setting

Autor: Furqan Kabir, Junaid Iqbal, Zehra Jamil, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Indika Mallawaarachchi, Fatima Aziz, Adil Kalam, Sahrish Muneer, Aneeta Hotwani, Sheraz Ahmed, Fayaz Umrani, Sana Syed, Kamran Sadiq, Jennie Z. Ma, Sean R. Moore, Asad Ali

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Nutrition, Vol 9 (2023)

IntroductionEnvironmental enteropathy is an important contributor to childhood malnutrition in the developing world. Chronic exposure to fecal pathogens leads to alteration in intestinal structure and function, resulting in impaired gut immune functi

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Serotype-specific effectiveness against pneumococcal carriage and serotype replacement after ten-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV10) introduction in Pakistan

Autor: Muhammad Imran Nisar, Fyezah Jehan, Shahira Shahid, Sheraz Ahmed, Sadia Shakoor, Furqan Kabir, Aneeta Hotwani, Sahrish Muneer, Farah Khalid, Sajid Muhammad, Benjamin M. Althouse, Hao Hu, Cynthia G. Whitney, Asad Ali, Anita K. M. Zaidi, Saad B. Omer, Najeeha Iqbal

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2022)

Objective Pakistan was one of the first South-Asian countries to introduce the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) at the national level, using a 3+0 schedule without catchup, in 2013. Methods From 2014–18, fifteen children Results Pn

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Methods for estimating the direct and indirect effect of 10 valent pneumococcal vaccine on nasopharyngeal carriage in children under 2 years in Matiari, Pakistan

Autor: Muhammad Imran Nisar, Fyezah Jehan, Shahira Shahid, Sadia Shakoor, Furqan Kabir, Aneeta Hotwani, Sahrish Muneer, Sheraz Ahmed, Cynthia Whitney, Asad Ali, Anita KM Zaidi, Saad B Omer, Najeeha Iqbal

Publikováno v: MethodsX, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 101357- (2021)

Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. The ten valent pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) was introduced in Pakistan's Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 2012 as a 3 + 0 schedule without catchup immunization.

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Usability and Acceptability of a Mobile App for Behavior Change and to Improve Immunization Coverage among Children in Pakistan: A Mixed-Methods Study

Autor: Abdul Momin Kazi, Saad Ahmed Qazi, Lampros K. Stergioulas, Fareeha Sameen, Nazia Ahsan, Waliyah Mughis, Mehreen Raza, Munir Ahmad Abbasi, Hussain Kaleemuddin, Rao Moueed Ahmed, Saima Jamal, Muhammad Ayub Khan Mughal, Raheel Allana, Sahrish Muneer

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 18
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9527, p 9527 (2021)

Background: Pakistan’s immunization uptake rates are still significantly lower than anticipated despite several initiatives. Lack of awareness, forgetting about vaccination schedule, and vaccine misconception/misinformation are a few of the major d

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