Food borne diseases (FBD) are an increasing global public health concern with
estimated 1 in 10 people falling ill every year from eating contaminated food causing
420,000 deaths. Diarrheal diseases accounted for more than half of the global
burden with children at especial risk (WHO 2015). Evide...
Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Pham Van Hung
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Marshall, Karen
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Duong Van Nhiem
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Makita, K.
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Grace, Delia
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[Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam]
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Food safety assessment and challenges along small-scale pig systems in Vietnam
Objectives: In Vietnam, pork accounts for 75% of total meat consumed by
households. However, pork may contain high levels of microbial contaminants such
as Salmonella and Escherichia coli which can cause harm to consumers. We
conducted the first risk assessment for salmonellosis risk through boil...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Unger, Fred
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Ngan Tran Thi
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Grace, Delia
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Makita, K.
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[Prevalence and quantitative microbial risk assessment of Salmonella in pork value chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam]
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Prevalence and quantitative microbial risk assessment of Salmonella in pork value chain in Hung Yen province, Vietnam
We studied the health risks related to wastewater and excreta reuse in an agricultural community in northern Vietnam, with a focus on intestinal parasitic infections and diarrhoeal diseases. Several epidemiological studies were conducted to assess the relative importance of exposure to wastew...
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Cam Dac Phung
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Hattendorf, J.
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Odermatt, P.
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[Health risks associated with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in northern Vietnam]
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Health risks associated with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in northern Vietnam
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
,
Nguyen Thuy Tram
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
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
Objectives
We studied the influence of different additive materials (lime, and rice husk) and aeration conditions on Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in 24 vaults of an experimental excreta storage unit.
Methods
Excreta samples were collected once every two weeks over a 181-day period. Tempera...
Tu Vu-Van
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Winkler, M.S.
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Huong Le Thi Thanh
,
Tran Huu Bich
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam]
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Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam
Objectives
This study assesses the risk of exposure to hazardous chemical residues in pork meat, liver, and kidney collected at wet markets in Nghe An and Hung Yen provinces and discusses health impact implication.
Methods
514 pig feed, kidney, liver, and pork samples were pooled and qualitati...
Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
,
Dang Xuan Sinh
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Tran Thi Ngan
,
Chu Van Tuat
,
Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam]
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Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam
Background: Bacillary dysentery (BD) is an acute bacterial infection of the intestine caused by Shigella spp., with
clinical symptoms ranging from fever to bloody diarrhoea to abdominal cramps to tenesmus. In Vietnam, enteric
bacterial pathogens are an important cause of diarrhoea and most cases ...
Hu Suk Lee
,
Ha Hoang T.T.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Lee, M.
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Grace, Delia
,
Dac Cam Phung
,
Vu Minh Thuc
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Seasonal and geographical distribution of bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) and associated climate risk factors in Kon Tam Province in Vietnam from 1999 to 2013]
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Seasonal and geographical distribution of bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) and associated climate risk factors in Kon Tam Province in Vietnam from 1999 to 2013
Context: The use of biogas systems to treat livestock waste is a common practice in Vietnam. However, farmers' knowledge and practices of the safe and appropriate use of household biogas units (HBUs) are still limited and could negatively impact human, animal, and environmental health.
Objective...
Luu Quoc Toan
,
Mai Huong Nguyen
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Giang Pham
,
Tung Dinh-Xuan
,
MacDonald, L.E.
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Phuc Pham Duc
,
[Community participatory interventions to improve farmer knowledge and practices of household biogas unit operation in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam]
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Community participatory interventions to improve farmer knowledge and practices of household biogas unit operation in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam
In Vietnam, pigs and poultry are predominantly produced by small-scale farmers, creating challenges for zoonotic disease management. The objective of this study was to characterize practices related to livestock and manure management and to measure association with 3 self-reported health symptoms...
Dang Xuan Sinh
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MacDonald, L.E.
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Schurer, J.M.
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
[Household exposure to livestock and health in the CHILILAB HDSS Cohort, Vietnam]
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Household exposure to livestock and health in the CHILILAB HDSS Cohort, Vietnam
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[One Health in Vietnam: From training and research to policy]
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One Health in Vietnam: From training and research to policy