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Office: 3132 Bioscience Research Bldg
Phone: 301-405-7428
Anwar Huq
Research Professor, Maryland Pathogen Research Institute

Research Interests

Understanding the survival, multiplication and transmission of pathogens that   are autochthonous in the environment targeted for disease prevention and intervention. Climate has significant impact on the occurrence, survival, multiplication of environmental organisms and its ability to cause disease. Studying waterborne pathogens, primary focusing on Vibrio cholerae, which is the causative agent of cholera. Conventional bacteriological, immunological and molecular methods, as well as bioinformatics and satellite remote sensing are being employed to develop a global prediction model with the ultimate goal to prevent cholera. Safe drinking water has also been a focus in my research and a simple filtration method for safe drinking water was developed, which has been proven to save lives and prevent suffering in an extensive clinical field trial carried out in Bangladesh.  

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Latest Publications

Jamal Y,Usmani M,Brumfield KD,Singh K,Huq A,Nguyen TH,Colwell R,Jutla A
Quantification of Climate Footprints of Vibrio vulnificus in Coastal Human Communities of the United States Gulf Coast.
Geohealth. 2024 Aug;8(8):e2023GH001005. doi: 10.1029/2023GH001005. Epub 2024 Aug 19
Morgado ME,Brumfield KD,Chattopadhyay S,Malayil L,Alawode T,Amokeodo I,He X,Huq A,Colwell RR,Sapkota AR
Antibiotic resistance trends among Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland: a longitudinal study.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2024 Jun 18;90(6):e0053924. doi: 10.1128/aem.00539-24. Epub 2024 May 29
Usmani M,Brumfield KD,Magers B,Zhou A,Oh C,Mao Y,Brown W,Schmidt A,Wu CY,Shisler JL,Nguyen TH,Huq A,Colwell R,Jutla A
Building Environmental and Sociological Predictive Intelligence to Understand the Seasonal Threat of SARS-CoV-2 in Human Populations.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Mar 6;110(3):518-528. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0077. Epub 2024 Feb 6
Jutla A,Usmani M,Brumfield KD,Singh K,McBean F,Potter A,Gutierrez A,Gama S,Huq A,Colwell RR
Anticipatory decision-making for cholera in Malawi.
mBio. 2023 Dec 19;14(6):e0052923. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00529-23. Epub 2023 Nov 14
Brumfield KD,Usmani M,Santiago S,Singh K,Gangwar M,Hasan NA,Netherland M Jr,Deliz K,Angelini C,Beatty NL,Huq A,Jutla AS,Colwell RR
Genomic diversity of Vibrio spp. and metagenomic analysis of pathogens in Florida Gulf coastal waters following Hurricane Ian.
mBio. 2023 Dec 19;14(6):e0147623. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01476-23. Epub 2023 Oct 16
Gangwar M,Usmani M,Jamal Y,Brumfield KD,Huq A,Unnikrishnan A,Colwell RR,Jutla AS
Environmental Factors Associated with Incidence and Distribution of V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA: A three-year case study.
bioRxiv. 2023 Sep 25;:. pii: 2023.09.25.559351. doi: 10.1101/2023.09.25.559351. Epub 2023 Sep 25
Brumfield KD,Chen AJ,Gangwar M,Usmani M,Hasan NA,Jutla AS,Huq A,Colwell RR
Environmental Factors Influencing Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2023 Jun 28;89(6):e0030723. doi: 10.1128/aem.00307-23. Epub 2023 May 24
Monir MM,Islam MT,Mazumder R,Mondal D,Nahar KS,Sultana M,Morita M,Ohnishi M,Huq A,Watanabe H,Qadri F,Rahman M,Thomson N,Seed K,Colwell RR,Ahmed T,Alam M
Genomic attributes of Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for 2022 massive cholera outbreak in Bangladesh.
Nat Commun. 2023 Mar 1;14(1):1154. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36687-7. Epub 2023 Mar 1
Johura FT,Biswas SR,Rashed SM,Islam MT,Islam S,Sultana M,Watanabe H,Huq A,Thomson NR,Colwell RR,Alam M
Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains linked to global cholera show region-specific patterns by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
Infect Genet Evol. 2022 Nov;105:105363. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105363. Epub 2022 Sep 8
Brumfield KD,Raupp MJ,Haji D,Simon C,Graf J,Cooley JR,Janton ST,Meister RC,Huq A,Colwell RR,Hasan NA
Gut microbiome insights from 16S rRNA analysis of 17-year periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Magicicada spp.) Broods II, VI, and X.
Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 10;12(1):16967. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20527-7. Epub 2022 Oct 10
Usmani M,Brumfield KD,Magers BM,Huq A,Barciela R,Nguyen TH,Colwell RR,Jutla A
Predictive Intelligence for Cholera in Ukraine?
Geohealth. 2022 Sep;6(9):e2022GH000681. doi: 10.1029/2022GH000681. Epub 2022 Sep 1
Brumfield KD,Leddy M,Usmani M,Cotruvo JA,Tien CT,Dorsey S,Graubics K,Fanelli B,Zhou I,Registe N,Dadlani M,Wimalarante M,Jinasena D,Abayagunawardena R,Withanachchi C,Huq A,Jutla A,Colwell RR
Microbiome Analysis for Wastewater Surveillance during COVID-19.
mBio. 2022 Aug 30;13(4):e0059122. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00591-22. Epub 2022 Jun 21
Monir MM,Hossain T,Morita M,Ohnishi M,Johura FT,Sultana M,Monira S,Ahmed T,Thomson N,Watanabe H,Huq A,Colwell RR,Seed K,Alam M
Genomic Characteristics of Recently Recognized Vibrio cholerae El Tor Lineages Associated with Cholera in Bangladesh, 1991 to 2017.
Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Apr 27;10(2):e0039122. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00391-22. Epub 2022 Mar 22
Chamanrokh P,Colwell RR,Huq A
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid detection of viable but non-culturable Vibrio cholerae O1.
Can J Microbiol. 2022 Feb;68(2):103-110. doi: 10.1139/cjm-2021-0142. Epub 2021 Nov 18
Brumfield KD,Usmani M,Chen KM,Gangwar M,Jutla AS,Huq A,Colwell RR
Environmental parameters associated with incidence and transmission of pathogenic Vibrio spp.
Environ Microbiol. 2021 Dec;23(12):7314-7340. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15716. Epub 2021 Aug 25
Usmani M,Brumfield KD,Jamal Y,Huq A,Colwell RR,Jutla A
A Review of the Environmental Trigger and Transmission Components for Prediction of Cholera.
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 5;6(3):. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed6030147. Epub 2021 Aug 5
Sadique A,Neogi SB,Bashar T,Sultana M,Johura FT,Islam S,Hasan NA,Huq A,Colwell RR,Alam M
Dynamics, Diversity, and Virulence of Aeromonas spp. in Homestead Pond Water in Coastal Bangladesh.
Front Public Health. 2021;9:692166. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.692166. Epub 2021 Jul 9
Al Malki A,Brumfield KD,Tsui CKM,Anand A,Rashed SM,Ibrahim E,Al Shamari H,Huq A,Colwell RR,Fotedar R
Draft Genome Sequences of Seven Vibrio cholerae Isolates from Adult Patients in Qatar.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Mar 4;10(9):. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01489-20. Epub 2021 Mar 4
Aziz S,Pakhtigian EL,Akanda AS,Jutla A,Huq A,Alam M,Ashan GU,Colwell RR
Does improved risk information increase the value of cholera prevention? An analysis of stated vaccine demand in slum areas of urban Bangladesh.
Soc Sci Med. 2021 Mar;272:113716. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113716. Epub 2021 Jan 26
Brumfield KD,Cotruvo JA,Shanks OC,Sivaganesan M,Hey J,Hasan NA,Huq A,Colwell RR,Leddy MB
Metagenomic Sequencing and Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Fecal Pollution Assessment in an Urban Watershed.
Front Water. 2021 Feb;3:626849. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2021.626849. Epub 2021 Feb 15