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Dr. Afzalun Nessa
Professor
Department of Virology
Email : afzalunnessa@yahoo.com
Publication
1) M.AbdullahOmarNasif,aNahida Sultana,a Raad Rahmat,b Tahmina Akther,a Afzalun Nessa,a MuniraJahana, Co-circulation of Multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Microbiol Resour Announc, 2022, 18;11(8):e0054922, 1-3
2) Sultana S, Nessa A, Sikder MS, Mahmud MM, MHC Gene Polymorphism in Bangladeshi Patients with Vitiligo- a laboratory based cross-sectional observational study, Ban. Acad. of Dermatol, 2021, 1(1), 3-8
3) 1. S M Rashed Ul Islam, Tahmina Akther, Sharmin Sultana, Paroma Deb, Asish Kumar Ghosh, Md. Abdullah Omar Nasif, Amirul Huda Bhuiyan, Munira Jahan, Afzalun Nessa, Saif Ullah Munshi, Shahina Tabassum. , Experience in establishing a high-risk biocontainment facility in response to COVID-19 pandemic under resource constrain settings, BSMMU J, 2021, 14 (COVID-19 Supplement), 45-50
4) Islam MT, Nessa A, Sultana S, Islam MR, Rahaman MFU, Khan MEU, Hasan M, Atiqul Haque M, Evaluation of an Antibody-Based Test for the Diagnosis of Chikungunya Infection, J Curr Adv Med Res, 2020, 7(2), 68-72
5) Umme Shahera*, SaifUllah Munshi, Munira Jahan, Afzalun Nessa, Shahinul Alam and Shahina Tabassum, Correlation of Foxp3 Gene Expression with Serum Alanine Transaminase (ALT) Levels and Hepatitis B Viral Load in Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients, ACTA SCIENTIFIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS, 2019, Volume 2 Issue 5 July 2019,
6) SM Rashed Ul Islam, Munira Jahan, Afzalun Nessa, and Shahina Tabassum, Response to First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy Among PLHIV from a High-Risk, Low-Prevalence Setting, Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) , 2019, 18, 1-6
7) Akhter R, Shirin A, Tabassum S, Hossen M, Role of HLA-DRB1*13 Allele as a Recovery Factor Among Acute Hepatitis B than Chronic Hepatitis B Infected Patients: A Comparative Study from Bangladesh, Bangladesh J Infect Dis , 2019, 6(2), 39-43
8) Mir Nowazesh Ali, RezwanaBinte Anwar, HumayraBinte Anwar, Md. Al-Amin Bhuiyan, Afzalun Nessa, Md. Abdullah Yusuf, Quazi Billur Rahman, Association of Human Papilloma Virus with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma among Bangladeshi Patients, IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) , 2019, 18;11(12), 41-46
9) Sultana N, Hossain ME, Sumiya MK, Rahman M, Jahan M, Nessa A, Munshi SU, Tabassum S., NS5B sequence-based genotype analysis of hepatitis C virus from Bangladesh., Hepatol Int, 2018, 12(2), S181-S661
10) Shahera U, Jahan M, Nessa A, Alam S, Munshi SU, Tabassum S, Correlation of IP-10 gene expression with Serum Alanine transferase (ALT) levels and Hepatitis B viral load in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. , Hepatol Int, 2018, 12(Suppl-2), S181-S661)
11) Sultana S, Tabassum S, Nessa A, . Human Leukocyte Antigen: Class I Allele Frequencies and Haplotype Distribution in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull. , 2018, 44, 01-08
12) Hossain MM , Alam AN , Siddika M , Siddika A, Afzalunnessa., Long-term immune response among the children to Hepatitis B vaccination through EPI program in Bangladesh: a community-based study., Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2018, 44, 100-105
13) Rokshana Akhter1 , Afzalunnessa Shirin2 , Shahina Tabassum3 , Murad Hossen4, Association of HLA DRB1*15 Gene among Acute and Chronic Hepatitis B Infected Bangladeshi Patients, Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018, Volume 5, Number 1,
14) Nessa A, Mannan N, Tabassum S, Sultana S, Islam SMR., BK virus infection- A hidden threat for renal transplant recipients, Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2017, 43, 101-107
15) Umme Shahera, Saifullah Munshi, Munira Jahan, Afzalun Nessa,1 Shahinul Alam, and Shahina Tabassum1, IP-10, p53, and Foxp3 Expression in Hepatocytes of Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol, 2016, 6(2), 149-153
16) Bushra Tanzem, Shahina Tabassum, Saif Ullah Munshi,Mohammad Enayet Hossain, Munira Jahan, Mamun-Al Mahtab, Afzalun Nessa, Sequencing HBV polymerase and surface genes circulating in Bangladeshi cohort, Hepatol Int , 2016, 10(Suppl-1), S1-S506
17) Sharmin Sultana, Shahina Tabassum, Afzalun Nessa, Munira Jahan., . Antibody responses in Bangladeshi children following measles vaccination., Bangladesh J Med Microbiol., 2016, 10(01), 13-17
18) Nessa A, Tabassum S, Akther T, Sultana N, Selim S, Rubella antibody prevalence and immunogenicity of single dose rubella vaccine among 16-25 years girls from Bangladesh., Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2016, 42, 84-89
19) Shahera U, Alam S, Jahan M, Nessa A, Munshi SU, Tabassum S., Correlation of IP-10 gene expression with Serum Alanine transferase (ALT) levels and Hepatitis B viral load in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, J Med Microbiol., 2016, 10(02), 9-13
20) Nurun Nahar Borna, Shahina T, Munira Jahan, Saif Ullah Munshi, Afzalun Nessa, Geno typing of high risk human papilloma virus (HPV) among cervical precancer and cancer patients., Acta Medica International, 2015, 2(1), 19-28
21) Raihan R, Tabassum S, Mahtab MA, Nessa A, Jahan M, et al., Hepatitis B core antigen in hepatocytes of chronic hepatitis B: comparison between indirect immunofluorescence and Immunoperoxidase method, Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol , 2015, 5(1), 7-10
22) Raihan R, Tabassum S, Mahtab MA, Nessa A, Jahan M, et al. , Immunofluorescence Detection of Hepatitis B Core Antigen in Formalin Fixed or Frozen Sections of Liver Biopsies from Chronic Hepatitis B Patients, J Hepat Res, 2014, 1(1), 1-5
23) Nessa A, Tabassum S, Sultana S., HLA-B 27 antigen frequency among suspected Spondyloarthropathy patients attaining a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh. Bangladesh , Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2014, 40, 102-106
24) Sultana S, Tabassum S, Nessa A, Jahan M, Gamma interferon level among Bangladeshi children after measles vaccination. Bangladesh, Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2014, 40, 118-121
25) ShahinaTabassum ,S M Rashed-ul Islam , Afzalun Nessa, Munira Jahan, Saif Ullah Munshi, Assessment of HIV Disease Progression Before and After Inisiation of Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) by CD4 & CD8 T-lymphocyte Count and Viral Load Assay. , Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal., 2013, 6(1), 781-6
26) Sharmin R, Tabassum S, Mamun KZ, Nessa A, Jahan M, Dengue infection in Dhaka city, Bangladesh., Mymensingh Medical Journal, 2013, 22(4), 781-6
27) Akhter T, Tabassum S, Jahan M, Nessa A, Islam MN, Giashuddin M. , Isolation of Herpes Simplex Viruses by Chick Embryo Culture., . Mymensingh Medical Journal., 2013, 22(2), 365-369
28) Fatema K, Tabassum S, Nessa A, Jahan M. , Development and evaluation of an in-house ELISA to detect hepatitis B virus surface antigen in resource-limited settings, Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull, 2013, 39, 65-68
29) Rahman T, Tabassum S, Jahan M, Nessa A, Ashrafunnessa, . Detection and estimation of human papillomavirus viral load in patients with cervical lesions, Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull., 2013, 39, 86-90
30) Rabeya Sharmin, ShahinaTabassum, K.Z. Mamun, Afzalun Nessa and Munira Jahan., Dengue-specific IgA in different body fluid: a prospective alternative for dengue diagnosis in resource-poor settings, Dengue Bulletin, 2012, 36, 124-33
31) Akhter T, Tabassum S, Nessa A, Jahan M, A simple biological marker to differentiate the types of Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) in resource limited setting, Bangladesh Med. Res. Counc. Bull., 2012, 38, 23-26
32) Afzalun Nessa, Rubella and Congenital Rubella Infection: A Short Review., Bangladesh Journal of Pathology, 2012, 27(1), 54-58
33) Raihan R, Tabassum S, Nessa A, Jahan M, Mahtab MA, Kabir CMS, Kamal M, Aguilar JC., High HBcAg expression in Hepatocytes of Chronic Hepatitis B patients in Bangladesh, Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology, 2012, 2, 63-69
34) Nahar K, Jahan M, Nessa A, Tabassum S, Antibody responses after hepatitis B vaccination among maintenance haemodialysis patients, Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin , 2011, 37(3), 88 - 91
35) Rabeya Sharmin, ShahinaTabassum , Munira Jahan, Afzalun Nessa, K.Z. Mamun., Evaluation of an Immunochrpmatographic test for early and rapid detection of dengue virus infection in the context of Bangladesh, Dengue Bulletin, 2011, 35, 84-93
36) Rezaul Karim Kazal, Md. Sk. Shahid Ullah, Afzalunnessa, Hafiza Lona, Shahjada Selim, Seroprevelance of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses amongst Drug Users in 4 Border Cities of Bangladesh, Journal of Shahid Suhrawardy Medical College, 2010, 2(1), 22 - 23
37) Ahmed M, Munshi SU, Nessa A, Tabassum S, Islam MN, . Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus antibody among the children and young Bangladeshi demand pre-immunization screening of antibody in HAV vaccination strategy., Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2009, 27(1), 48 -50
38) Munshi SU, Ahmed J, Ahmed M, Nessa A, Tabbassum S, Combination of three rapid tests: An alternative approach to confirmatory laboratory diagnosis of HIV infection in Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2009, 27(2), 170 - 171
39) Nessa A, Islam M.N, Tabassum S., Munshi SU, Ahmed M, Karim R, Seroprevalence of Rubella among Urban and Rural Bangladeshi Females Emphasis the need for Rubella vaccination of pre-pubertal girls., Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2008, 26(1), 94 - 95
40) Nessa A, Tabassum S, Munshi SU, Islam MN, Association of HLA A-1 and B-8 antigen with natural Rubella infection, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2007, 01(1), 13 - 16
41) Begum A, Tabassum S, Islam MN, Nessa A, Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection among patients attending BSMMU, Dhaka. , Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology. , 2007, 01(02), 52 - 55