By Associate Professor Nusrat Homaira

Journal articles

Haque F; Sturm-Ramirez K; Homaira N; Gurley ES; Hossain MJ; Hasan SMM; Chowdhury S; Sarkar S; Khan AKMD; Rahman M; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2017, 'Influenza B virus outbreak at a religious residential school for boys in Northern Bangladesh, 2011', Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 11, pp. 165 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12430

Ogbo FA; Agho K; Ogeleka P; Woolfenden S; Page A; Eastwood J; Homaira N; Burrett S; Zwi K; Schaefer M; Morton N; Jaffe A; Oei JL; Gunasekera H, 2017, 'Infant feeding practices and diarrhoea in sub-Saharan African countries with high diarrhoea mortality', Plos One, 12, pp. e0171792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171792

Chakraborty A; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Khan SU; Haider MS; Sultana R; Ali Rimi N; Islam MS; Haider N; Islam A; Sultana Shanta I; Sultana T; Al Mamun A; Homaira N; Goswami D; Nahar K; Alamgir ASM; Rahman M; Mahbuba Jamil K; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Simpson N; Shu B; Lindstrom S; Gerloff N; Davis CT; Katz JM; Mikolon A; Uyeki TM; Luby SP; Sturm-Ramirez K, 2017, 'Mild respiratory illness among young children caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza a (h5n1) virus infection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 216, pp. S520 - S528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix019

Nikolay B; Salje H; Sturm-Ramirez K; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Homaira N; Ahmed M; Iuliano AD; Paul RC; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Luby SP; Cauchemez S; Gurley ES, 2017, 'Evaluating Hospital-Based Surveillance for Outbreak Detection in Bangladesh: Analysis of Healthcare Utilization Data.', PLoS Med, 14, pp. e1002218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002218

Homaira N; Mallitt KA; Oei JL; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Lui K; Rawlinson W; Snelling T; Jaffe A, 2016, 'Risk factors associated with RSV hospitalisation in the first 2 years of life, among different subgroups of children in NSW: A whole-of-population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e011398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011398

Homaira N; Luby, SP ; Hossain, K ; Islam, K ; Ahmed, M ; Rahman, M ; Rahman, Z ; Paul, R C ; Bhuiyan MU ; Brooks, W A ; Sohel B M ; Banik K C ; Widdows M-A ; Willby, M ; Rahman, M ; Bresee, J ; Ramirez, K-S ; Azziz-Baumgartner, E , 2016, 'Respiratory viruses associated hospitalization among children aged <5 in Bangladesh: 2010-2014', PLoS One, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147982

Homaira N; Sheils J; Stelzer-Braid S; Lui K; Oie JL; Snelling T; Jaffe A; Rawlinson W, 2016, 'Respiratory syncytial virus is present in the neonatal intensive care unit', Journal of Medical Virology, 88, pp. 196 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24325

Krishnan U; Mousa H; Dall'Oglio L; Homaira N; Rosen R; Faure C; Gottrand F, 2016, 'ESPGHAN-NASPGHAN guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal and nutritional complications in children with esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 63, pp. 550 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000001401

Homaira N; Oei J-L; Mallitt K-A; Latif MA; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Ferson M; Nurkic A; Chambers GM; Rawlinson ; Snelling ; Jaffe A, 2015, 'High burden of RSV hospitalization in very young children: a data linkage study', Epidemiology and Infection, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815003015

Naser AM; Hossain MJ; Sazzad HMS; Homaira N; Gurley ES; Podder G; Afroj S; Banu S; Rollin PE; Daszak P; Ahmed BN; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2015, 'Integrated cluster- and case-based surveillance for detecting stage III zoonotic pathogens: An example of Nipah virus surveillance in Bangladesh', Epidemiology and Infection, 143, pp. 1922 - 1930, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814002635

Gurley ES; Salje H; Homaira N; Ram PK; Haque R; Petri WA; Bresee J; Moss WJ; Luby SP; Breysse P; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2014, 'Indoor exposure to particulate matter and age at first acute lower respiratory infection in a low-income Urban community in Bangladesh', American Journal of Epidemiology, 179, pp. 967 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwu002

Nasreen S; Luby SP; Brooks WA; Homaira N; Mamun AA; Bhuiyan MU; Rahman M; Ahmed D; Abedin J; Rahman M; Alamgir ASM; Fry AM; Streatfield PK; Rahman A; Bresee J; Widdowson MA; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2014, 'Population-based incidence of severe acute respiratory virus infections among children aged <5 years in rural Bangladesh, June-October 2010', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089978

Bhuiyan MU; Luby SP; Alamgir NI; Homaira N; Mamun AA; Khan JAM; Abedin J; Sturm-Ramirez K; Gurley ES; Zaman RU; Alamgir A; Rahman M; Widdowson MA; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2014, 'Economic burden of influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits in Bangladesh during 2010', Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 8, pp. 406 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12254

Salje H; Gurley ES; Homaira N; Ram PK; Haque R; Petri W; Moss WJ; Luby SP; Breysse P; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2014, 'Impact of neighborhood biomass cooking patterns on episodic high indoor particulate matter concentrations in clean fuel homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh', Indoor Air, 24, pp. 213 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ina.12065

Amin N; Pickering AJ; Ram PK; Unicomb L; Najnin N; Homaira N; Ashraf S; Abedin J; Islam MS; Luby SP, 2014, 'Microbiological evaluation of the efficacy of soapy water to clean hands: A randomized, non-inferiority field trial', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91, pp. 415 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0475

Azziz-Baumgartner E; Homaira N; Hamadani JD; Tofail F; Dahlberg LL; Haque R; Luby SP; Naved RT, 2014, 'The Prevalence and Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Maternal Distress in a Community of Low-Income Bangladeshi and Displaced Ethnic Bihari Mothers: Dhaka, 2008-2009', Violence Against Women, 20, pp. 59 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801213520579

Homaira N; Rawlinson W; Snelling TL; Jaffe A, 2014, 'Effectiveness of Palivizumab in Preventing RSV Hospitalization in High Risk Children: A Real‐World Perspective', International Journal of Pediatrics, 2014, pp. 571609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/571609

Haynes AK; Manangan AP; Iwane MK; Sturm-Ramirez K; Homaira N; Brooks WA; Luby S; Rahman M; Klena JD; Zhang Y; Yu H; Zhan F; Dueger E; Mansour AM; Azazzy N; McCracken JP; Bryan JP; Lopez MR; Burton DC; Bigogo G; Breiman RF; Feikin DR; Njenga K; Montgomery J; Cohen AL; Moyes J; Pretorius M; Cohen C; Venter M; Chittaganpitch M; Thamthitiwat S; Sawatwong P; Baggett HC; Luber G; Gerber SI, 2013, 'Respiratory syncytial virus circulation in seven countries with global disease detection regional centers', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 208, pp. S246 - S254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit515

Gurley ES; Islam MS; Nahar N; Sultana R; Hossain MJ; Homaira N; Parveen S; Naushin T; Alam M-U; Khan AD; Chowdhury NMRA; Southern D; Luby SP, 2013, 'Behaviour change intervention to reduce caregivers’ exposure to patients’ oral and nasal secretions in Bangladesh', International Journal of Infection Control, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v9i2.017.13

Gurley ES; Homaira N; Salje H; Ram PK; Haque R; Petri W; Bresee J; Moss WJ; Breysse P; Luby SP; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2013, 'Indoor exposure to particulate matter and the incidence of acute lower respiratory infections among children: A birth cohort study in urban Bangladesh', Indoor Air, 23, pp. 379 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ina.12038

Nair H; Simões EA; Rudan I; Gessner BD; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Zhang JSF; Feikin DR; Mackenzie GA; Moiïsi JC; Roca A; Baggett HC; Zaman SM; Singleton RJ; Lucero MG; Chandran A; Gentile A; Cohen C; Krishnan A; Bhutta ZA; Arguedas A; Clara AW; Andrade AL; Ope M; Ruvinsky RO; Hortal M; McCracken JP; Madhi SA; Bruce N; Qazi SA; Morris SS; Arifeen SE; Weber MW; Scott JAG; Brooks WA; Breiman RF; Campbell H; Group FTSALRIW, 2013, 'Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis', The Lancet, 381, pp. 1380 - 1390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61901-1

Simonsen L; Spreeuwenberg P; Lustig R; Taylor RJ; Fleming DM; Kroneman M; Van Kerkhove MD; Mounts AW; Paget WJ; GLaMOR Collaborating Teams , 2013, 'Global mortality estimates for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic from the GLaMOR project: a modeling study.', PLoS Med, 10, pp. e1001558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001558

Salje H; Gurley ES; Moss WJ; Breysse P; Homaira N; Haque R; Luby SP; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Ram PK; Petri W, 2013, 'Impact of neighborhood biomass cooking patterns on episodic high indoor particulate matter concentrations in clean fuel homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh', Indoor Air, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ina.12065

Gurley ES; Salje H; Homaira N; Ram PK; Haque R; Petri WA; Bresee J; Moss WJ; Luby SP; Breysse P; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2013, 'Seasonal concentrations and determinants of indoor particulate matter in a low-income community in Dhaka, Bangladesh', Environmental Research, 121, pp. 11 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2012.10.004

Homaira N; Luby SP; Alamgir ASM; Islam K; Paul R; Abedin J; Rahman M; Azim T; Podder G; Sohel BM; Brooks A; Fry AM; Widdowson MA; Bresee J; Rahman M; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2012, 'Influenza-associated mortality in 2009 in four sentinel sites in Bangladesh', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90, pp. 272 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.11.095653

Homaira N; Luby SP; Petri WA; Vainionpaa R; Rahman M; Hossain K; Snider CB; Rahman M; Alamgir ASM; Zesmin F; Alam M; Gurley ES; Zaman RU; Azim T; Erdman DD; Fry AM; Bresee J; Widdowson MA; Haque R; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2012, 'Incidence of respiratory virus-associated pneumonia in urban poor young children of dhaka, bangladesh, 2009-2011', Plos One, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032056

Rahman MA; Hossain MJ; Sultana S; Homaira N; Khan SU; Rahman M; Gurley ES; Rollin PE; Lo MK; Comer JA; Lowe L; Rota PA; Ksiazek TG; Kenah E; Sharker Y; Luby SP, 2012, 'Date palm sap linked to nipah virus outbreak in bangladesh, 2008', Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 12, pp. 65 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2011.0656

Azziz-Baumgartner E; Rahman M; Mamun AA; Haider MS; Zaman RU; Karmakar PC; Nasreen S; Mah-E-Muneer S; Homaira N; Goswami DR; Ahmed BN; Husain MM; Jamil KM; Khatun S; Ahmed M; Chakraborty A; Fry A; Widdowson MA; Bresee J; Azim T; Alamgir ASM; Brooks A; Hossain MJ; Klimov A; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2012, 'Early detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Bangladesh', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18, pp. 146 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.101996

Azziz-Baumgartner E; Alamgir ASM; Rahman M; Homaira N; Sohel BM; Yushuf Sharker MA; Uz Zaman R; Dee J; Gurley ES; Al Mamun A; Mah-E-Muneer S; Fry AM; Widdowson MA; Bresee J; Lindstrom S; Azim T; Brooks A; Podder G; Hossain MJ; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2012, 'Incidence of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infection during three influenza seasons in Bangladesh, 2008-2010', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90, pp. 12 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.11.090209

Martin C; Schier J; Chang A; Gurley E; Hossain J; Luby S; Rahman M; Barr D; Haider MS; Alamgir ASM; Homaira N; Husain M; Wazed A; Siston A; Skinner C; Yard E; Wolkin A; Lewis L, 2012, 'O-016', Epidemiology, 23, pp. 1 - 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000416674.43465.3a

Islam MS; Luby SP; Rahman M; Parveen S; Homaira N; Begum NH; Khan AKMD; Sultana R; Akhter S; Gurley ES, 2011, 'Social ecological analysis of an outbreak of pufferfish egg poisoning in a coastal area of Bangladesh', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 85, pp. 498 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0629

Gurley ES; Parveen S; Islam MS; Hossain MJ; Nahar N; Homaira N; Sultana R; Sejvar JJ; Rahman M; Luby SP, 2011, 'Family and community concerns about post-mortem needle biopsies in a Muslim society', BMC Medical Ethics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-12-10

Homaira N; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Nahar N; Khan R; Rahman M; Podder G; Nahar K; Khan D; Gurley ES; Rollin PE; Comer JA; Ksiazek TG; Luby SP, 2010, 'Cluster of nipah virus infection, kushtia district, Bangladesh, 2007', Plos One, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013570

Homaira N; Rahman M; Hossain MJ; Epstein JH; Sultana R; Khan MSU; Podder G; Nahar K; Ahmed B; Gurley ES; Daszak P; Lipkin WI; Rollin PE; Comer JA; Ksiazek TG; Luby SP, 2010, 'Nipah virus outbreak with person-to-person transmission in a district of Bangladesh, 2007', Epidemiology and Infection, 138, pp. 1630 - 1636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268810000695

Homaira N; Rahman M; Luby SP; Rahman M; Haider MS; Faruque LI; Khan D; Parveen S; Gurley ES, 2010, 'Multiple outbreaks of puffer fish intoxication in Bangladesh, 2008', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 83, pp. 440 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0168

Luby SP; Hossain MJ; Gurley ES; Ahmed BN; Banu S; Khan SU; Homaira N; Rota PA; Rollin PE; Comer JA; Kenah E; Ksiazek TG; Rahman M, 2009, 'Recurrent zoonotic transmission of Nipah virus into humans, Bangladesh, 2001-2007', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 1229 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1508.081237

Conference Papers

Paolini R; Vasilakopoulou K; Yoshioka N; Homaira N; Kim J; Martin L, 2023, 'A concentration of evil reflections: The role of the built environment in urban UV exposure', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 94 - 94

Chan M; Owens L; Gray M; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2023, 'Asthma and susceptibility to COVID-19 in Australian children during alpha, delta and omicron waves', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 88 - 88

Homaira N; Hu N; Owens L; Chan M; Gray M; Britton P; Selvaduri H; Lingam R; Jaffe A, 2022, 'Impact of lockdowns on paediatric asthma hospital presentations over three waves of COVID-19 pandemic', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. 2455, presented at 06.01 - Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.2455

Shim S; Chan M; Owens L; Jaffe A; Prentice B; Homaira N, 2020, 'OSELTAMIVIR FOR INFLUENZA TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 225 - 225, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000538684200438&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim M; Chan M; Widger J; Prentice B; Wales S; Stroil-Salama E; Owens L; Homaira N, 2020, 'RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE NON-CF BRONCHIECTASIS IN CHILDREN', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 104 - 104, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000538684200198&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim M; Chan M; Widger J; Prentice B; Wales S; Stroil-Salama E; Owens L; Homaira N, 2020, 'Risk factors associated with severe non-CF bronchiectasis in children', in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, pp. 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.027

Homaira N; Corcoran K; Berend N; Jenkins C, 2018, 'DIAGNOSIS OF DYSPNEA: A LITERATURE REVIEW', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 148 - 148, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000427591800273&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Francis S; Gray M; Burns C; Homaira N; Jaffe A, 2017, 'Effectiveness of technology in increasing asthma management knowledge and self-confidence in school staff', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. oa3443, presented at Paediatric Asthma and Allergy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.oa3443

Homaira N; Hanly M; Briggs N; Pardy C; Oei J-L; Hilder L; Bajuk B; Lui K; Rawlinson W; Snelling T; Jaffe A, 2017, 'RSV increases the risk of first paediatric asthma hospitalisation: whole-of-population cohort study', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. oa498, presented at Paediatric Respiratory Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.oa498

Homaira N; Rahman M; Bresee J; Armstrong G; Widdowson M-A; Fry A; Brooks WA; Sturm-Ramirez K; Hossain K; Islam K; Luby SP; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2012, 'Risk factors for hospitalization from acute respiratory illness among Bangladesh children aged < 5 years', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ELSEVIER SCI LTD, pp. E198 - E198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.774

Bhuiyan M; Luby SP; Alamgir NI; Homaira N; Al Mamun A; Khan J; Gurley ES; Sturm-Ramirez K; Zaman RU; Widdowson M-A; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2012, 'Costs of severe pneumonia associated with respiratory viruses among children aged <5 years in four tertiary hospitals in Bangladesh, 2010', in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, pp. e342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.410

Nasreen S; Luby SP; Homaira N; Al Mamun A; Bhuiyan M; Rahman M; Rahman M; Alamgir ASM; Fry A; Olsen S; Streatfield PK; Widdowson M-A; Azziz-Baumgartner E, 2012, 'Virus-specific incidence rates of hospitalization for severe acute respiratory infections among children aged <5 years in rural Bangladesh, 2010', in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, pp. e12 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.034

Martin CA; Schier J; Chang A; Gurley E; Hossain MJ; Rahman M; Luby S; Haider MS; Alamgir ASM; Homaira N; Husain MM; Wazed MA; Birkholz D; Skinner C; Yard E; Wolkin A; Lewis L; Thomas J, 2010, 'Investigation of an Outbreak of Unintentional Acute Pesticide Poisoning: Assessment of Exposure to Carbamate and Organophosphate Insecticides, Rural Bangladesh, 2009', in EPIDEMIOLOGY, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, pp. S115 - S115, presented at Joint Conference of International-Society-of-Exposure-Science/International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, SOUTH KOREA, Seoul, 28 August 2010 - 01 September 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000392020.64753.3c

Homaira N; Rahman M; Luby SP; Rahman M; Haider MS; Imran L; Khan D; Parveen S; Gurley ES, 2009, 'OUTBREAKS OF PUFFER FISH INTOXICATION FOLLOWING CONSUMPTION OF MARINE PUFFER FISH IN BANGLADESH, 2008', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE, DC, Washington, pp. 319 - 320, presented at 58th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Tropical-Medicine-and-Hygiene, DC, Washington, 18 November 2009 - 22 November 2009, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271956701520&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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