Clinical and Laboratory Profile of Paraquat Poisoning: A Toxicological Crisis in Bangladesh

Fazle R. Chowdhury, Tabiha B. Hannan, Abu Shahin M. M. Rahman, G. Dewan, Md. Mahfuzul Hoque, Md. Jahangir Kabir, B. U. M. Wahid Ahmed, A. Abu Sayeed, P. Tarafder, Goutam K. Acherjya, Sujit K. Sarker, A. Al Marzan, Toma Mehedi, Nabila Zaman, S. Sumaiya Ahmed, M. Md. Sakib, Md. Al Amin, A. R. Abir, A. Mahib Tanvir, Zakir Hassan, Suvodip Shaw, Md. Hezbullah, Md. Mahfuzer Rahman, Md. Halimur Rashid, Md. Shafiqul Bari, S. R. Chakrabarty, Aniruddha Ghose, Md Robed Amin, Michael Eddleston & M. A. Faiz

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

19th May, 2026

Fatal self-poisoning with the herbicide paraquat has been reported for decades as an important toxicological and public health concern in several countries, including China and Sri Lanka, and regulatory bans have been associated with subsequent reductions in cases. It is now becoming an emerging toxicological problem in India and Bangladesh. Data were collected in 10 tertiary hospitals in Bangladesh, which serve more than 65% of the population. Data were collected both prospectively from patient

Missed opportunities in methanol poisoning: a qualitative exploration of the socio-material practices of health professionals responding to acute methanol poisoning in Bangladesh

Janet E Perkins, Jane Brandt Sørensen, Md Shafiqul Islam, Knut Erik Hovda, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Aniruddha Ghose, Abu Shahin Mohammed Mahbubur Rahman, Michael Eddleston, Alice Street

BMJ Open

24th April, 2026

Socio-material practices of health professionals in response to methanol poisoning in Bangladesh are characterised by missed opportunities. Improving responses requires shifting the meanings of methanol poisoning as a diagnostic category, ensuring that materials such as treatment guidelines and appropriate antidotes, such as ethanol and fomepizole, are available and supporting providers to enact care practices that reflect these guidelines.

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