Sumon Ghosh

Dr Sumon Ghosh is a veterinarian working as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. Earlier, he worked in the Infectious Diseases Division of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). In his research project, Dr Ghosh designed the experimental methodology, recruited participants, assisted with the data analysis, and contributed theoretical knowledge to the write-up. He has more than 8 years of experience collecting specimens from animals and environments suspected of avian influenza virus. Dr Ghosh has also been involved in research on rabies with the Directorate General of Health Services of Bangladesh. He has collaborated actively with researchers from diverse disciplines on several projects of public health importance in Bangladesh. His expertise and research interests lie in the realm of infectious diseases, especially emerging and reemerging pathogens in tropical environm

EDUCATION

Master of Science (M.S.) in Animal Breeding & Genetics, 2011
Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) 2009
Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Bangladesh

RESEARCH INTERESTS

❑ Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
❑ Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
❑ Host-pathogen Interaction
❑ Vector Borne Zoonosis

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Adoption and implementation of one health in Bangladesh: Governance structures, system strengths, challenges and future directions
S Chowdhury, M Giasuddin, S Rahman, F Talukdar, MNU Chowdhury, ...
One Health, 101408 , 2026
2026
Seasonal patterns and climatic determinants of human rabies cases in Bangladesh: Insights from 2006 to 2024
S Ghosh, T Sunil
APHA 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo , 2025
2025
Biosecurity practices in ducks and geese production systems in Bangladesh
SI Sagor, S Ghosh, S Akter, SK Biswas, SD Gupta, F Talukdar, NN Chisty, ...
Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 100613 , 2025
2025
One Health investigation of the first human rabies death linked to a clinically suspected rabid bull calf in Bangladesh
S Chowdhury, SK Biswas, S Paul, SMG Kaiser, MGA Chowdhury, ...
One Health Outlook 7 (1), 38 , 2025
2025
Citations: 4
The Economic Burden of Tuberculosis: Findings from a Hospital-Based Study in Bangladesh
M Khanom, MSI Khan, S Ghosh, MA Tareq, MR Begum, MS Islam, ...
International Journal of Epidemiology and Health Sciences 6 (Continuous … , 2025
2025
Biosecurity practices in commercial chicken farms: Contributing factors for zoonotic pathogen spread
S Akter, S Ghosh, SK Biswas, TK Das, NN Chisty, SI Sagor, SD Gupta, ...
IJID One Health 7, 100072 , 2025
2025
Citations: 13
Challenges, progress, and lessons learned in achieving dog-mediated human rabies elimination by 2030 in Asia
W Ahmad, S Ghosh, S Inoue, A Scagliarini
IJID One Health 5 , 2024
2024
Citations: 3
Low detection of H5N1 virus in commercial chickens with a low-level of vaccination coverage against H5N1 virus infection in Bangladesh
S Chowdhury, ME Hossain, R Hasan, M Miah, SK Biswas, MM Hasan, ...
One Health Outlook 6 (1), 26 , 2024
2024
Citations: 2
Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach
S Ghosh, MN Hasan, ND Nath, N Haider, DH Jones, MK Islam, ...
The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia 27 , 2024
2024
Citations: 19
Correction: Evaluating adherence to government recommendations for post-exposure rabies vaccine among animal-bite victims: A hospital-based study in Bangladesh
S Tamanna, D Yasmin, S Ghosh, MM Rahaman, AK Dey, TK Das, ...
PLOS Global Public Health 4 (1), e0002909 , 2024
2024
Evaluating adherence to government recommendations for post-exposure rabies vaccine among animal-bite victims: A hospital-based study in Bangladesh
S Tamanna, D Yasmin, S Ghosh, M Mujibur Rahaman, AK Dey, TK Das, ...
PLOS Global Public Health 3 (11), e0002506 , 2023
2023
Citations: 10
Individual-level preventive measures during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic among Bangladeshi residents
D Hossain, S Ghosh, N Uddin, AHMM Uddin, T Hasan, I Haq, A Olive, ...
Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy 3, e1907-e1907 , 2023
2023
Citations: 1
One Health for dog-mediated rabies elimination in Asia: a collection of local experiences
V Slack, D Nadal, S Yasobant, F Cliquet, W Ahmad, N Pushpakumara, ...
CABI , 2023
2023
Citations: 5
Screen time and attention deficit hyperactive symptoms among young adults in Bangladesh: an online cross-sectional study during the COVID-19 pandemic
S Chowdhury
Foundation University Journal of Psychology 7 (1), 10-19 , 2023
2023
Citations: 1
Antibiotics usage practices in aquaculture in Bangladesh and their associated factors
S Chowdhury, S Rheman, N Debnath, J Delamare-Deboutteville, Z Akhtar, ...
One Health 15, 100445 , 2022
2022
Citations: 98
Antibiotic usage practices and its drivers in commercial chicken production in Bangladesh
S Chowdhury, G Fournié, D Blake, J Henning, P Conway, MA Hoque, ...
PLoS One 17 (10), e0276158 , 2022
2022
Citations: 54
Prevalence of Eimeria spp. with associated risk factors in dairy calves in Sylhet, Bangladesh
L Chandra Deb, SSU Ahmed, CC Baidhya, N Deb Nath, S Ghosh, S Paul
Veterinary Medicine and Science 8 (3), 1250-1257 , 2022
2022
Citations: 31
Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma with cutaneous involvement in an adolescent male: A case study
S Ghosh, S Ghosh, RJ Amin, F Chowdhury, NS Prasad, P Prabu, ...
Cancer Reports 5 (2), e1473 , 2022
2022
Citations: 4
The epidemiology of melioidosis and its association with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S Chowdhury, L Barai, SR Afroze, PK Ghosh, F Afroz, H Rahman, ...
Pathogens 11 (2), 149 , 2022
2022
Citations: 75
Antibiotics usage practices in aquaculture in Bangladesh and their associated factors. One Health 15: 100445
S Chowdhury, S Rheman, N Debnath, J Delamare-Deboutteville, Z Akhtar, ...
2022
Citations: 15

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community
S Ghosh, S Chowdhury, N Haider, RK Bhowmik, MS Rana, ...
Veterinary medicine and science 2 (3), 161-169 , 2016
2016
Citations: 104
Antibiotic usage and resistance in food animal production: what have we learned from Bangladesh?
S Chowdhury, S Ghosh, MA Aleem, S Parveen, MA Islam, MM Rashid, ...
Antibiotics 10 (9), 1032 , 2021
2021
Citations: 99
Antibiotics usage practices in aquaculture in Bangladesh and their associated factors
S Chowdhury, S Rheman, N Debnath, J Delamare-Deboutteville, Z Akhtar, ...
One Health 15, 100445 , 2022
2022
Citations: 98
The epidemiology of melioidosis and its association with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis
S Chowdhury, L Barai, SR Afroze, PK Ghosh, F Afroz, H Rahman, ...
Pathogens 11 (2), 149 , 2022
2022
Citations: 75
Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018
S Ghosh, M Rana, M Islam, S Chowdhury, N Haider, MAH Kafi, SM Ullah, ...
Scientific Reports 10 (1), 1-11 , 2020
2020
Citations: 74
Major zoonotic diseases of public health importance in Bangladesh
S Chowdhury, MA Aleem, MSI Khan, ME Hossain, S Ghosh, MZ Rahman
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 1-12 , 2021
2021
Citations: 66
The Pattern of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Outbreaks in South Asia
S Chowdhury, ME Hossain, PK Ghosh, S Ghosh, MB Hossain, C Beard, ...
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4 (4), 138 , 2019
2019
Citations: 56
Antibiotic usage practices and its drivers in commercial chicken production in Bangladesh
S Chowdhury, G Fournié, D Blake, J Henning, P Conway, MA Hoque, ...
PLoS One 17 (10), e0276158 , 2022
2022
Citations: 54
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from chickens in Rajshahi, Bangladesh
BR Sarker, S Ghosh, S Chowdhury, A Dutta, LC Deb, BK Sarker, ...
Veterinary medicine and science 7 (3), 820-830 , 2021
2021
Citations: 34
Prevalence of Eimeria spp. with associated risk factors in dairy calves in Sylhet, Bangladesh
L Chandra Deb, SSU Ahmed, CC Baidhya, N Deb Nath, S Ghosh, S Paul
Veterinary Medicine and Science 8 (3), 1250-1257 , 2022
2022
Citations: 31
Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about rabies among the people in the community, healthcare professionals and veterinary practitioners in Bangladesh
MS Rana, AA Jahan, SMG Kaisar, UR Siddiqi, S Sarker, MIA Begum, ...
One Health 13, 100308 , 2021
2021
Citations: 30
Status of Household's Ducks and their Associated Factors under Scavenging System in a Southern Area of Bangladesh.
S Ghosh, MKI Khan
International Journal of Natural Sciences 2 (4) , 2012
2012
Citations: 24
Epidemiological study of human rabies cases in Bangladesh through verbal autopsy
MS Rana, UR Siddiqi, S Ghosh, AA Jahan, MK Islam, MRA Shah, ...
Heliyon 6 (11) , 2020
2020
Citations: 22
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of a local community towards the prevention and control of rabies in Gaibandha, Bangladesh
NU M. Mujibur Rahaman1,2, Umme Ruman Siddiqi2 , Abdullah Al Momen Sabuj3 ...
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED VETERINARY AND ANIMAL RESEARCH 7 (3), 414-420 , 2020
2020
Citations: 22
Detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) viruses in waterfowl in Bangladesh
G Yang, S Chowdury, E Hodges, MZ Rahman, Y Jang, ME Hossain, ...
Virology 534, 36-44 , 2019
2019
Citations: 20
Rabies control in Bangladesh and prediction of human rabies cases by 2030: a One Health approach
S Ghosh, MN Hasan, ND Nath, N Haider, DH Jones, MK Islam, ...
The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia 27 , 2024
2024
Citations: 19
Antibiotics usage practices in aquaculture in Bangladesh and their associated factors. One Health 15: 100445
S Chowdhury, S Rheman, N Debnath, J Delamare-Deboutteville, Z Akhtar, ...
2022
Citations: 15
Biosecurity practices in commercial chicken farms: Contributing factors for zoonotic pathogen spread
S Akter, S Ghosh, SK Biswas, TK Das, NN Chisty, SI Sagor, SD Gupta, ...
IJID One Health 7, 100072 , 2025
2025
Citations: 13
Evaluating adherence to government recommendations for post-exposure rabies vaccine among animal-bite victims: A hospital-based study in Bangladesh
S Tamanna, D Yasmin, S Ghosh, M Mujibur Rahaman, AK Dey, TK Das, ...
PLOS Global Public Health 3 (11), e0002506 , 2023
2023
Citations: 10
One Health for dog-mediated rabies elimination in Asia: a collection of local experiences
V Slack, D Nadal, S Yasobant, F Cliquet, W Ahmad, N Pushpakumara, ...
CABI , 2023
2023
Citations: 5

Publications

Ghosh, S., Rana, M.S., Islam, M.K. et al. Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018. Sci Rep 10, 2410 (2020).
Chowdhury, S.; Hossain, M.E.; Ghosh, P.K.; Ghosh, S.; Hossain, M.B.; Beard, C.; Rahman, M.; Rahman, M.Z. The Pattern of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Outbreaks in South Asia. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2019, 4, 138.
Yang G, Chowdury S, Hodges E, Rahman MZ, Jang Y, Hossain ME, Jones J, Stark TJ, Di H, Cook PW, Ghosh S. Detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N6) viruses in waterfowl in Bangladesh. Virology. 2019 May 28.
Ghosh, S., Chowdhury, S., Haider, N., Bhowmik, R. K., Rana, Md. S., Prue Marma, A. S., Hossain, M. B., Debnath, N. C. and Ahmed, B.-N. (2016), Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community. Vet Med Sci, 2: 161–169. doi:10.1002/
Ghosh S, Khan MK. Identification of the Suitable Milk Recording Protocol for Small-scale Dairy Production. International Journal of Dairy Science. 2014;9(4):124-31.
Ghosh S, Haider N and Khan MKI. 2012. Status of Household’s Ducks and their Associated Factors under Scavenging System in a Southern Area of Bangladesh. International Journal of Natural Sciences, 2(4):108-11
Hossain MB, Sen PC, al Noman MA, Islam A, Ghosh S, Islam S, Chakma S, Paul AK. Production Performances of Japanese Quail Parent Stock under Open Housing System. J. Emb. Trans. (2015) Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 115 ～119
Khan MKI and Ghosh S, 2013. Test-day Milk Recording Systems under Small-holder Dairy Farming: A review. Journal of Animal Scientists, 2(2): 15-19