Md Abu Sayeed
Md Abu Sayeed
Research Assistant
PhD Candidate
DVM, MS (Epidemiology), CVASU
email Abu.Sayeed@anu.edu.au
call +61 2 6125 9206

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About

Md Abu Sayeed is a PhD Candidate at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH), Australian National University, with a background as a Veterinary Epidemiologist. His work is grounded in the One Health framework, addressing the complex interactions between human, animal, and environmental health to combat zoonotic diseases.

Sayeed's PhD research focuses on understanding the ecological and genetic characteristics of pathogens driving foodborne zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia. Using advanced statistical and geospatial modelling, he investigates critical transmission pathways at the human-animal-environment interface, aiming to inform targeted prevention strategies and enhance surveillance systems in resource-limited settings.

With over eight years of prior experience in teaching, research, and public health, Sayeed has worked on multidisciplinary projects involving avian influenza, Nipah encephalitis, and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Author of 45 peer-reviewed articles so far, he is dedicated to advancing One Health approaches to address the global challenges posed by emerging zoonotic diseases.

Affiliations

domain Department
villa Centre
  Groups

Research interests

  1. Infectious disease ecology and evolution dynamics
  2. Food borne zoonoses
  3. Geospatial and statistical modelling of EID
  4. Public Health surveillance
  5. One Health approach for Outbreak investigation

PhD Project

  • Sources and transmission of zoonotic enteric pathogens: A One Health approach to the analysis of exposure and genomic data

Location

B62, 1.28

Publications

  1. Sayeed, M.A., Ferdous, J., Saha, O., Islam. S., Choudhury, S.D., Abedin, J., Hassan, M.M., Islam, A., 2022. Transmission Dynamics and Genomic Epidemiology of Emerging Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(8):197. Link to full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/8/197
  2. Islam, A.*, Sayeed, M.A.*, Rahman, M.K., Ferdous, J., Islam, S., Hassan, M.M., 2021. Geospatial dynamics of COVID‐19 clusters and hotspots in Bangladesh. Transboundary and emerging diseases, 1-15. *Equal contribution first author. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13973.
  3. Sayeed, M.A., Smallwood, C., Imam, T., Mahmud, R., Hasan, R.B., Hasan, M., Anwer, M.S., Rashid, M.H., Hoque, M.A., 2017. Assessment of hygienic conditions of live bird markets on avian influenza in Chittagong metro, Bangladesh. Preventive veterinary medicine, 142, 7-15. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.04.009.
  4. Sayeed, M.A., Rahman, M.A., Bari, M.S., Islam, A., Rahman, M.M., Hoque, M.A., 2020. Prevalence of sub-clinical mastitis and associated risk factors at cow level in dairy farms in Southwestern part of Bangladesh. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 8 (s2), 112-121. Link to full article: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2020/8.s2.112.121.
  5. Sayeed, M.A., Islam, B., Nahar, N., Bari, M.S., Sultana, S., Arfin, S., Haldar, P.K., Islam, A., 2020. Epidemiology of livestock and poultry diseases in Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 8 (8), 804-812. Link to full article: http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.aavs/2020/8.8.804.812.
  6. Islam, A., Sayeed, M.A., Kalam, M.A., Fedous, J., Shano, S., Abedin, J., Islam, S., Choudhury, S.D., Saha, O., Hassan, M.M., 2022.Transmission Pathways and Genomic Epidemiology of Emerging Variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment. COVID. 7;2(7):916-939. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.3390/covid2070067
  7. Bari, M.S., Rahman, M., Persson, Y., Derks, M., Sayeed, M.A, Hossain, D., Singha, S., Hoque, M., Sivaraman, S., Fernando, P. and Ahmad, I., 2022. Subclinical mastitis in dairy cows in south-Asian countries: a review of risk factors and etiology to prioritize control measures. Veterinary Research Communications, 1-20. Link to full article: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11259-022-09948-x.
  8. Rahman, M.A., Belgrad, J.P., Sayeed, M.A., Abdullah, M.S., Barua, S., Chisty, N.N., Mohsin, M.A.S., Foysal, M., Hossain, M.E., Islam, A., Akwar, H., Hoque, M.A., 2022. Prevalence and risk factors of Avian Influenza Viruses among household ducks in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Veterinary Research Communications, 1-10. Link to full article:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-021-09874-4.
  9. Islam, A., Sayeed, M.A., Kalam, M.A., Ferdous, J., Rahman, M.K., Abedin, J., Islam, S., Shano, S., Saha, O., Shirin, T., 2021. Molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in diverse environmental samples globally. Microorganisms, 9 (8), 1696. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081696.
  10. Islam, A., Sayeed, M.A., Rahman, M.K., Ferdous, J., Shano, S., Choudhury, S.D., Hassan, M.M., 2021. Spatiotemporal patterns and trends of community transmission of the pandemic COVID-19 in South Asia: Bangladesh as a case study. Biosafety and health, 3 (1), 39-49. Link to full article:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bsheal.2020.09.006.
  11. Islam, A., Sayeed, M.A., Rahman, M.K., Zamil, S., Abedin, J., Saha, O., Hassan, M.M., 2021. Assessment of basic reproduction number (R0), spatial and temporal epidemiological determinants, and genetic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 92, 104884. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2021.104884.
  12. Islam, A., Ferdous, J., Islam, S., Sayeed, M.A., Dutta Choudhury, S., Saha, O., Hassan, M.M., Shirin, T., 2021. Evolutionary dynamics and epidemiology of endemic and emerging coronaviruses in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Viruses, 13 (10), 1908. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13101908.
  13. Islam, A., Ferdous, J., Islam, S., Sayeed, M.A., Rahman, M.K., Saha, O., Hassan, M.M., Shirin, T., 2021. Transmission dynamics and susceptibility patterns of SARS‐CoV‐2 in domestic, farmed and wild animals: Sustainable One Health surveillance for conservation and public health to prevent future epidemics and pandemics. Transboundary and emerging diseases,. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14356.
  14. Islam, A., Ferdous, J., Sayeed, M.A., Islam, S., Kaisar Rahman, M., Abedin, J., Saha, O., Hassan, M.M., Shirin, T., 2021. Spatial epidemiology and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses in domestic and wild animals. Plos one, 16 (12), e0260635. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260635
  15. Islam, A., Kalam, M.A., Sayeed, M.A., Shano, S., Rahman, M.K., Islam, S., Ferdous, J., Choudhury, S.D., Hassan, M.M., 2021. Escalating SARS-CoV-2 circulation in environment and tracking waste management in South Asia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (44), 61951-61968. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16396-8.
  16. Akter, S., Rahman, M.M., Sayeed, M.A., Islam, M.N., Hossain, D., Hoque, M.A., Koop, G., 2020. Prevalence, aetiology and risk factors of subclinical mastitis in goats in Bangladesh. Small Ruminant Research, 184. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2020.106046.
  17. Khan, S.A., Imtiaz, M.A., Sayeed, M.A., Shaikat, A.H., Hassan, M.M., 2020. Antimicrobial resistance pattern in domestic animal-wildlife-environmental niche via the food chain to humans with a Bangladesh perspective; a systematic review. BMC Veterinary Research, 16 (1), 1-13. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02519-9.
  18. Rahman, M.A., Rahman, M.M., Abdullah, M.S., Sayeed, M.A., Rashid, M.H., Mahmud, R., Belgrad, J.P., Hoque, M.A., 2018. Epidemiological assessment of clinical poultry cases through the government veterinary hospital-based passive surveillance system in Bangladesh: a case study. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 51, 967–975. Link to full article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1782-5

 

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