Ayse Ercumen

Assessing sustained uptake of latrine and child feces management interventions: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh 1-3.5 years after intervention initiation

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 250.

Contamination of Fresh Produce with Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Associated Risks to Human Health: A Scoping Review

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

Evaluation of an on-site sanitation intervention against childhood diarrhea and acute respiratory infection 1 to 3.5 years after implementation: Extended follow-up of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

PLOS MEDICINE, 19(8).

Exploring the determinants and indicators of poultry feces management behaviors in rural Western Uganda

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 834.

Higher helminth ova counts and incomplete decomposition in sand-enveloped latrine pits in a coastal sub-district of Bangladesh

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(6), e0010495.

Influence of community-level sanitation coverage and population density on environmental fecal contamination and child health in a longitudinal cohort in rural Bangladesh

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 245.

Biology, behavior and policy, or, Dr. Fauci, Sen. Paul and Prof. Lucas walk into a pandemic

EClinicalMedicine, 31, 100719.

Does Irrigation with Treated and Untreated Wastewater Increase Antimicrobial Resistance in Soil and Water: A Systematic Review

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

Effect of sanitation improvements on soil-transmitted helminth eggs in courtyard soil from rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 15(7).

Effective Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Antibiotic-Resistance Genes, and Antibiotic Residues in the Effluent From Wastewater Treatment Plants Receiving Municipal, Hospital, and Domestic Wastewater: Protocol for a Systematic Review

JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS.

Effectiveness of Mass Media Campaigns to Improve Handwashing-Related Behavior, Knowledge, and Practices in Rural Bangladesh

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 104(4), 1546–1553.

Food, water, and sanitation insecurities: Complex linkages and implications for achieving WASH security

Workman, C. L., Stoler, J., Harris, A., Ercumen, A., Kearns, J., & Mapunda, K. M. (2021, September 8). GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 9.

Household finished flooring and soil-transmitted helminth and Giardia infections among children in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: a prospective cohort study

The Lancet Global Health, 9(3), e301–e308.

Longitudinal Effects of a Sanitation Intervention on Environmental Fecal Contamination in a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 55(12), 8169–8179.

Soil ingestion among young children in rural Bangladesh

JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 31(1), 82–93.

Water use behaviors and water access in intermittent and continuous water supply areas during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kumpel, E., Billava, N., Nayak, N., & Ercumen, A. (2021, November 24). JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH, Vol. 11.

Age-related changes to environmental exposure: variation in the frequency that young children place hands and objects in their mouths

JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 30(1), 205–216.

Age-related changes to environmental exposure: variation in the frequency that young children place hands and objects in their mouths (vol 17, pg 631, 2019)

Kwong, L. H., Ercumen, A., Pickering, A. J., Unicomb, L., Davis, J., & Luby, S. P. (2020, July). JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, Vol. 30, pp. 769–772.

Child defecation and feces management practices in rural Bangladesh: Associations with fecal contamination, observed hand cleanliness and child diarrhea

PLOS ONE, 15(7).

Comparison of multi-parallel qPCR and double-slide Kato-Katz for detection of soil-transmitted helminth infection among children in rural Bangladesh

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 14(4).

Effect of Sanitation Improvements on Pathogens and Microbial Source Tracking Markers in the Rural Bangladeshi Household Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(7), 4316–4326.

Faecal contamination of the environment and child health: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

The Lancet Planetary Health, 4(9), e405–e415.

Ingestion of Fecal Bacteria along Multiple Pathways by Young Children in Rural Bangladesh Participating in a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions (WASH Benefits)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(21), 13828–13838.

Measuring Environmental Exposure to Enteric Pathogens in Low-Income Settings: Review and Recommendations of an Interdisciplinary Working Group

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(19), 11673–11691.

Poultry Ownership Associated with Increased Risk of Child Diarrhea: Cross-Sectional Evidence from Uganda

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102(3), 526–533.

Shared bacterial communities between soil, stored drinking water, and hands in rural Bangladeshi households

WATER RESEARCH X, 9.

What Environmental Factors Influence the Concentration of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Groundwater? Insights from Explanatory Modeling in Uganda and Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(21), 13566–13578.

Effects of Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Young Children: A Cluster-randomized, Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 4.

Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements and infant and young child feeding counseling with or without improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on anemia and micronutrient status: results from 2 cluster-randomized trials in Kenya and Bangladesh

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1.

Effects of water, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on soil-transmitted helminth infections in young children: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh

PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 13(5).

Microbiological contamination of young children's hands in rural Bangladesh: Associations with child age and observed hand cleanliness as proxy

PLOS ONE, 14(9).

Predictors of Enteric Pathogens in the Domestic Environment from Human and Animal Sources in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 53(17), 10023–10033.

Sand barriers around latrine pits reduce fecal bacterial leaching into shallow groundwater: a randomized controlled trial in coastal Bangladesh

Environmental Science & Technology, 1.

The role of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in reducing soil-transmitted helminths: interpreting the evidence and identifying next steps

PARASITES & VECTORS, 12.

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Measure Spillover Effects of a Combined Water, Sanitation, and Handwashing Intervention in Rural Bangladesh

American Journal of Epidemiology, 3.

Do Sanitation Improvements Reduce Fecal Contamination of Water, Hands, Food, Soil, and Flies? Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52(21), 12089–12097.

Effect of Groundwater Iron on Residual Chlorine in Water Treated with Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Tablets in Rural Bangladesh

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 98(4), 977–983.

Effects of Single and Combined Water, Sanitation and Handwashing Interventions on Fecal Contamination in the Domestic Environment: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52(21), 12078–12088.

Effects of Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutritional Interventions on Child Enteric Protozoan Infections in Rural Bangladesh: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 67(10), 1515–1522.

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial

The Lancet. Global Health, 6(3), e302–e315.

Fecal Indicator Bacteria along Multiple Environmental Transmission Pathways (Water, Hands, Food, Soil, Flies) and Subsequent Child Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh

Environmental Science & Technology, 52(14), 7928–7936.

From Intermittent to Continuous Water Supply. A household-level evaluation of water system reforms in Hubli-Dharwad

Economic and Political Weekly, 53(49), 7–8. https://www.epw.in/journal/2018/49/review-urban-affairs/intermittent-continuous-water-supply.html

From intermittent to continuous service: Costs, benefits, equity and sustainability of water system reforms in Hubli-Dharwad, India

World Development, 109, 121–133.

Prevalence and Association of Escherichia coli and Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Stored Foods for Young Children and Flies Caught in the Same Households in Rural Bangladesh

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 98(4), 1031–1038.

Unsafe disposal of feces of children <3 years among households with latrine access in rural Bangladesh: Association with household characteristics, fly presence and child diarrhea

PloS One, 13(4), e0195218.

Acute Illness Among Surfers After Exposure to Seawater in Dry- and Wet-Weather Conditions

American Journal of Epidemiology, 186(7), 866–875.

Animal Feces Contribute to Domestic Fecal Contamination: Evidence from E. coli Measured in Water, Hands, Food, Flies, and Soil in Bangladesh

Environmental Science & Technology, 51(15), 8725–8734.

Can Sanitary Inspection Surveys Predict Risk of Microbiological Contamination of Groundwater Sources? Evidence from Shallow Tubewells in Rural Bangladesh

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 96(3), 561–568.

Detecting and enumerating soil-transmitted helminth eggs in soil: New method development and results from field testing in Kenya and Bangladesh

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(4), e0005522.

Effectiveness of the Hydrogen Sulfide Test as a Water Quality Indicator for Diarrhea Risk in Rural Bangladesh

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97(6), 1867–1871.

Escherichia coli contamination of child complementary foods and association with domestic hygiene in rural Bangladesh

Tropical Medicine & International Health: TM & IH, 22(5), 547–557.

Potential sources of bias in the use of Escherichia coli to measure waterborne diarrhoea risk in low-income settings

Tropical Medicine & International Health: TM & IH, 22(1), 2–11.

Brief Report: Negative Controls to Detect Selection Bias and Measurement Bias in Epidemiologic Studies

Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 27(5), 637–641.

Hand- and Object-Mouthing of Rural Bangladeshi Children 3-18 Months Old

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(6).

Negative Control Outcomes: A Tool to Detect Bias in Randomized Trials

JAMA, 316(24), 2597–2598.

Occurrence of Host-Associated Fecal Markers on Child Hands, Household Soil, and Drinking Water in Rural Bangladeshi Households

Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 3(11), 393–398.

Systems Approach to Climate, Water, and Diarrhea in Hubli-Dharwad, India

Environmental Science & Technology, 50(23), 13042–13051.

Effects of source- versus household contamination of tubewell water on child diarrhea in rural Bangladesh: a randomized controlled trial

PloS One, 10(3), e0121907.

Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolates from Feces, Hands, and Soils in Rural Bangladesh via the Colilert Quanti-Tray System

Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 81(5), 1735–1743.

Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India

PLOS Medicine, 12(10), e1001892.

Coliform Bacteria as Indicators of Diarrheal Risk in Household Drinking Water: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLOS ONE, 9(9), e107429.

Water distribution system deficiencies and the risk of gastrointestinal illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Environ Health Perspect, 122(7), 651–660.

Chronic respiratory symptoms in children following in utero and early life exposure to arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh

International Journal of Epidemiology, 42(4), 1077–1086.

A Volunteer-Led Effort Linking Research to Development Practice to Promote Safe Water and Hygiene in Slums in India

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 1, 523–539.

Increased lung cancer risks are similar whether arsenic is ingested or inhaled

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 19(4), 343–348.