Background
: Despite recent improvements of wastewater treatment capacities in urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam, microbial pollution is still considerable. There is a paucity of burden estimates due to gastrointestinal infection in people living along the wastewater system, and among people who are...
Fuhrimann, S.
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Nauta, M.
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Nguyen Thuy Tram
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Utzinger, J.
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Cissé, G.
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Winkler, M.S.
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[Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam]
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Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam
The use of wastewater in agriculture and aquaculture has a long tradition throughout Asia. For example, in Hanoi, it creates important livelihood opportunities for > 500,000 farmers in peri-urban communities. Discharge of domestic effluents pollute the water streams with potential pathogenic orga...
Fuhrimann, S.
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Cissé, G.
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Nguyen Thuy Tram
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Hoang Thu Ha
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Do Trung Dung
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Pham Ngoc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Tuan Anh Vuong
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Utzinger, J.
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Schindler, C.
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Winkler, M.S.
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[Microbial contamination along the main open wastewater and storm water channel of Hanoi, Vietnam, and potential health risks for urban farmers]
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Microbial contamination along the main open wastewater and storm water channel of Hanoi, Vietnam, and potential health risks for urban farmers
Objectives
In resource-constrained settings, the recovery of nutrients and the production of energy from liquid and solid waste are important. We determined the range and magnitude of potential community health impacts of six solid and liquid waste recovery and reuse business models in Hanoi, Vi...
Winkler, M.S.
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Fuhrimann, S.
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Cissé, G.
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Utzinger, J.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Assessing potential health impacts of waste recovery and reuse business models in Hanoi, Vietnam]
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Assessing potential health impacts of waste recovery and reuse business models in Hanoi, Vietnam
In controlling Rift Valley fever, public health sector optimises health benefits by considering cost-effective control options. We modelled cost-effectiveness of livestock RVF control from a public health perspective in Kenya. Analysis was limited to pastoral and agro-pastoral system high-risk ar...
Kimani, T.
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Schelling, E.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Ngigi, M.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Fuhrimann, S.
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[Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: A simulation of two epidemics in Kenya]
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Public health benefits from livestock Rift Valley fever control: A simulation of two epidemics in Kenya