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This article characterizes the health risk perceptions toward excreta and wastewater management practices among waste management stakeholders in Vietnam and explores the implications of such perceptions on hygiene behaviors and preventative actions. Key informant interviews (n = 19; 12 women and ...


Veidt, J.Lam, S.Hung Nguyen-VietTran Thi Tuyet HanhHuong Nguyen-MaiHarper, S.L.[Is agricultural intensification a growing health concern? Perceptions from waste management stakeholders in Vietnam]Is agricultural intensification a growing health concern? Perceptions from waste management stakeholders in 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.Nauta, M.Phuc Pham DucNguyen Thuy TramHung Nguyen-VietUtzinger, J.Cissé, G.Winkler, M.S.[Disease burden due to gastrointestinal infections among people living along the major wastewater system in Hanoi, Vietnam]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-VanPhuc Pham DucWinkler, M.S.Zurbrugg, C.Zinsstag, JakobHuong Le Thi ThanhTran Huu BichHung Nguyen-Viet[Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam]Ascaris lumbricoides egg die-off in an experimental excreta storage system and public health implication in Vietnam

More than a decade has passed since Forget and Lebel (2001)introduced the ‘‘ecosystem approach to human health’’. Since this first conceptual elaboration, a significant literature has developed describing validity, utility, and general guidelines for a newly emerging research community. Numerous ...


Richter, C.H.Steele, J.A.Richter, C.H.Steele, J.A.Hung Nguyen-VietJianchu XuWilcox, B.A.[Toward operational criteria for ecosystem approaches to health]Toward operational criteria for ecosystem approaches to health

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 HanhDang Xuan SinhPhuc Pham DucTran Thi NganChu Van TuatGrace, DeliaUnger, FredHung 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]Exposure assessment of chemical hazards in pork meat, liver, and kidney, and health impact implication in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a fungal by-product which causes acute and chronic toxicity in humans and many other animals. This research was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of AFB1 contamination in maize and residents’ awareness of aflatoxins in Son La province, Vietnam. Maize samples were randoml...


Xuan Thi Thanh NguyenThuy Thi Thanh NguyenHung Nguyen-VietKhanh Ngoc TranLindahl, Johanna F.Grace, DeliaThanh Minh HaHu Suk Lee[Assessment of aflatoxin B1 in maize and awareness of aflatoxins in Son La, Vietnam]Assessment of aflatoxin B1 in maize and awareness of aflatoxins in Son La, Vietnam

Background In Vietnam, lack of animal health information is considered a major challenge for pig production. The main objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalences of five pathogens [porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), mycopla...


Hu Suk LeeVuong Nghia BuiHuyen Xuan NguyenAnh Ngoc BuiTrung Duc HoangHung Nguyen-VietGrace, DeliaWieland, Barbara[Seroprevalences of multi-pathogen and description of farm movement in pigs in two provinces in Vietnam]Seroprevalences of multi-pathogen and description of farm movement in pigs in two provinces in 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 LeeHa Hoang T.T.Phuc Pham DucLee, M.Grace, DeliaDac Cam PhungVu Minh ThucHung 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]Seasonal and geographical distribution of bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) and associated climate risk factors in Kon Tam Province in Vietnam from 1999 to 2013

Context: Ecohealth is a transdisciplinary research approach that considers socio-economic, cultural, and environmental factors. Ecohealth program assessment is sometimes unable to capture the process of change, especially when the evidence is not well documented. As such, there is a need to bette...


Giang PhamLam, S.Tung Dinh-XuanHung Nguyen-Viet[Evaluation of an ecohealth approach to public health intervention in Ha Nam, Vietnam]Evaluation of an ecohealth approach to public health intervention in Ha Nam, Vietnam

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