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Alain B. Labrique
Assistant Professor
Joint Appt. Dept of International Health / Epidemiology
Academic Degrees
PhD, MHS
Departmental Affiliation
International Health
Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Joint Departmental Affiliations
Epidemiology
Departmental Address
615 North Wolfe St., E5543
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: +1-443-287-4744
Fax: +1-410-510-1055
Research and Professional Experience

Conducting the first epidemiologic study of hepatitis E virus infections in rural Bangladesh (ICDDR,B - Matlab) to characterize prevalence, incidence and risk factors for clinical disease.

2001-2008: Served as the resident JHU Project Scientist for the JiVitA Project, a large community maternal and infant health and nutrition research activity in northwestern rural Bangladesh (Gaibandha / Rangpur) aiming to explore the impact of low-dose vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as an infant mortality reduction trial through high-dose vitamin A supplementation of newborns.

Other topics of research involvement includes Epidemiology of Bacterial Vaginosis during Pregnancy, Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Haemophilus influenza and Pneumococcus in neonates, Adolescent growth, Birth Spacing.

Developing appropriate technologies for the early field detection or identification of low birth weight, night blindness.

Keywords

International Health, Community Trials, Field research methods, Infectious Diseases, Hepatitis E, HEV, Health seeking behavior, appropriate technology, microcredit

Honors and Awards

Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Awardee (2008)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Technology Transfer SEED Awardee (2005-2006)

The David and Elinor Bodian Scholarship (JHU SPH) 2001-2002

Ruth Rice Puffer Award for International Students (JHU SPH) 2001

Charlotte Silverman Award for Outstanding Community Service (JHU SPH-Epidemiology) 2001

Delta Omega (Alpha Chapter) Scholarship Recipient 2001

Selected Publications

RD Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, H Ali, K Schulze, M Rashid, P Christian, K.P. West, Jr. Comparison of Two Portable Instruments to Measure Iron Concentration in Groundwater in Rural Bangladesh. 2008. (JPHN, submitted).

JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid, P Christian. Age of Onset and Nutritional and Seasonal Variations in Menarche in Rural Bangladesh. 2008. (JPHN, submitted).

JH Rah, P Christian, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid. Pregnancy and Lactation Hinder Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Rural Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2008; 138: 1505-1511.

AB Labrique, RW Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, A Massie, J Katz, P Christian, KP West Jr. A Cluster-Randomized Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation Trial in Bangladesh: Design and Methods, 2007 (PLOS, submitted).

RW Klemm, AB Labrique, P Christian, M Rashid, AA Shamim, J Katz, A Sommer, KP West Jr. Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Reduced Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh, Pediatrics 2008; 122; e242-e250.

JD Sugimoto, AB Labrique, S Ahmad, M Rashid, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Development and Management of a Geographic Information System for Health Research in a Developing-country Setting: A Case Study from Bangladesh. JHPN 2007: 25(4):436-447.

JD Sugimoto, S Ahmad, M Rashid, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, A Low-cost Method to Identify Tubewells for Longitudinal Research on Arsenic in Groundwater. JHPN 2007: 25(3):377-381.

KP West Jr, P Christian, R Klemm, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, J Katz, A Sommer. The JiVitA Bangladesh Project: Research to improve nutrition and health among mothers and infants in rural South Asia. Sight and Life, Newsletter 1/2006. PO box 2116, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. http://sightandlife.org

C Beyrer, MH Razak, AB Labrique, R Brookmeyer. Assessing the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Burma. J AIDS 2003;32:311-317.

AB Labrique, DL Thomas, SK Stoszek, KE Nelson. Hepatitis E: An Emerging Infectious Disease. Epidemiologic Reviews. Vol.21(2): 162-179. 1999.

AB Labrique, HE Elnaggar. The Grameen Experience, 1992. Grameen Bank: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

RD Merrill, RK Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, H Ali, M Rashid, KP West Jr., Hydrogeology and Human Health: An intersection for nutrition research in Bangladesh. 3rd International Professional Geology Conference, September 20-24, 2008, Flagstaff, AZ (USA).

Schulze KJ, Shaikh S, Labrique AB, Kurpad A, Ali MH, Rashid M, Shamim AA, Wu L F-S, Christian P, West KP Jr., Maternal Body Composition of Postpartum Women in Rural Bangladesh by Deuterium Oxide Dilution and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Experimental Biology, April 4-9, 2008, San Diego, CA.

R Klemm, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, P Christian, KP West Jr. Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: A Promising New Way to Reduce Infant Mortality in Southern Asia. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Size at Birth, Prematurity and Neonatal Mortality in a Large Rural Population in Northwestern Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

KP West Jr, P Christian, AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, The JiVitA Project: A National Resource on Infant and Maternal Health, Nutrition and Survival in Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Bleeding Disorders in Early Infancy in Rural Bangladesh: Due to Vitamin K Deficiency? Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

C Coles, M Hossain, M Rashid, M Shirin, AB Labrique. A randomized trial to assess the clinical efficacy of vitamin A supplementation in the treatment of neonatal sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

S Mehra, AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Can Mother’s Perception of Infant’s Size at Birth be a Proxy for Birth Weight? Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, A Kabir, R Klemm, KP West, Jr., P Christian. Newborn Care Practices and Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Rural Northwestern Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, S Mehra, A Kabir, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Newborn Prelacteal Feeding and Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AB Labrique, S Mehra, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, KP West, Jr, P Christian. Perception of Evil Spirits being the Cause of Infant Death in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

B Ullah, H Ali, M Rashid, A.A. Shamim, AB Labrique, S Mehra, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Community-based Birth Notification for Newborn Care and Anthropometry in rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

H Ali, B Ullah, M Rashid, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, P Christian, KP West, Jr., R Klemm. Low Risk of Bulging Fontanel Following Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

RD Merrill, AA Shamim, K Schulze, P Christian, A Labrique, M Rashid, KP West. Dietary and socioeconomic factors unrelated to iron stores of women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh. Poster. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, April 29 - May 2, 2007, Washington, D.C., USA

JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid, KP West Jr., P Christian. Pregnancy and lactation hinder growth and nutritional status of adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, April 29 - May 2, 2007, Washington, D.C., USA

W Pan, AB Labrique, P Christian, R Klemm, S Ahmed, S Mehra, M Rashid, AA Shamim, KP West Jr. Spatial distribution of high risk pregnancy and health care access in Bangladesh. Presentation. The 2007 Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, 19-21 April, 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA

M Rashid, H Ali, S Shaikh, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Relationship between breastmilk fat and maternal adiposity in lactating rural Bangladeshi mothers. Presentation. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, M Barkat, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. When Is Breastfeeding Initiated in Rural Bangladesh? Poster. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Complementary Feeding Begins Early in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Early Complementary Feeding is Associated with Increased Risk of Morbidity. Presentation. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

JH Rah, P Christian, AA Shamim, UT Arju, M Rashid, AB Labrique, RW Klemm, KP West Jr. Menarche and its Relation to Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh. Presentation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, 1-4 April, 2006, San Francisco, USA

AB Labrique, H Ali, A Massie, R Klemm, AA Shamim, A Huq, M Rashid, M Barkat, P Christian, KP West Jr., The “Baby Square” - A Low-Cost Screening Tool to Identify High-Risk Neonates in Rural Communities. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AB Labrique, P Christian, M Rashid, A Massie, AA Shamim, R Klemm, KP West Jr, The effect of age, parity and previous outcome on pregnancy in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AB Labrique, A Massie, M Rashid, P Christian, AA Shamim, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Community-based Estimation of Birth Defect Prevalence in Rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr, Prelacteal feeding delays breastfeeding initiation in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AA Shamim, AB Labrique, A Massie, A Huq, M Rashid, JH Rah, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Potential effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and seasonality on consumption of vitamin A (VA) and provitamin A-rich foods by pregnant women in NW Bangladesh. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr., Newborn Care Practices in Rural Gaibandha. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

AC Hunt, AB Labrique, M Rashid, M Barkat, H Ali, AA Shamim, A Huq, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Optimizing the Verbal Autopsy Process for Community Trial or Program Use. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

M Barkat, AB Labrique, M Rashid, H Ali, A Huq, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr., A Survey of Micronutrient Supplement Availability in Rural Northwest Bangladesh. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

S Ahmad, J Sugimoto, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, JH Rah, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Does proximity to market influence dietary diversity of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh? Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

JH Rah, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Maternal Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Change in Pregnancy as a Predictor of Low Birth Weight. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

MZ Hossain, P Saha, K Zaman, AB Labrique, KE Nelson, Community Perceptions of “Jaundice” in rural Bangladesh (Matlab) . Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A.B. Labrique, K.P. West, Jr., A. Sommer, A prototype portable field dark Adaptometry device to detect vitamin A deficiency. Presentation. XXII IVACG, 15-19 November, 2004, Lima, Peru.

A.B. Labrique, A.B. Massie, M. Rashid, A.A.Shamim, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W. Klemm, K.P West, Jr., A Descriptive Analysis of Interpregnancy Intervals by Previous Pregnancy Outcome in Gaibandha, North Bangladesh. Presentation. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A.B. Massie, A.B. Labrique, A.A.Shamim, M. Rashid, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W. Klemm, K.P West, Jr., Parental education, socioeconomic status and gender as determinants of treatment seeking behavior in Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

M. Rashid, A.B. Massie, A.B. Labrique, A.A.Shamim, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W. Klemm, K.P West, Jr. Marriage, Fertility and Births in a Northern District of Bangladesh. Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A.A.Shamim, A.B. Massie, A.B. Labrique, M. Rashid, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W. Klemm, K.P West, Jr., Home Based Delivery Cards. Is it an effective way to obtain birth information? Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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