| Title |
Fatal Outbreak from Consuming Xanthium strumarium Seedlings during Time of Food Scarcity in Northeastern Bangladesh
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0009756 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emily S. Gurley, Mahmudur Rahman, M. Jahangir Hossain, Nazmun Nahar, M. Abul Faiz, Nazrul Islam, Rebeca Sultana, Selina Khatun, Mohammad Zashim Uddin, M. Sabbir Haider, M. Saiful Islam, Be-Nazir Ahmed, Muhammad Waliur Rahman, Utpal Kumar Mondal, Stephen P. Luby |
| Abstract |
An outbreak characterized by vomiting and rapid progression to unconsciousness and death was reported in Sylhet Distrct in northeastern Bangladesh following destructive monsoon floods in November 2007. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 60% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 10 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 13% |
| Psychology | 5 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 22% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |