Background
In Vietnam, dengue fever (DF) is still a leading cause of hospitalization. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the seasonality and association with climate factors (temperature and precipitation) on the incidences of DF in four provinces where the highest incidence rates w...
Hu Suk Lee
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Vu Sinh Nam
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Lee, M.
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Won, S.
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Phuc Pham Duc
,
Grace, Delia
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[Seasonal patterns of dengue fever and associated climate factors in 4 provinces in Vietnam from 1994 to 2013]
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Seasonal patterns of dengue fever and associated climate factors in 4 provinces in Vietnam from 1994 to 2013
In Vietnam, Japanese encephalitis virus accounts for 12–71% of viral encephalitis (VE) cases followed by enteroviruses and dengue virus among identified pathogens. This study is the first attempt to evaluate the seasonality of VE and associated environmental risk factors in two provinces from 200...
Hu Suk Lee
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Lee, M.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Seasonality of viral encephalitis and associated environmental risk factors in Son La and Thai Binh provinces in Vietnam from 2004 to 2013]
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Seasonality of viral encephalitis and associated environmental risk factors in Son La and Thai Binh provinces in Vietnam from 2004 to 2013
Material flow analysis (MFA) has been applied to assess the environmental impact of human activities on nutrient flows at the commune scale. This paper reports the assessment of human excreta and animal manure as a nutrient source for paddy fields and fishponds in Hoang Tay commune, Ha Nam provin...
Do Thu Nga
,
Ta Thi Tha
,
Vu Van Tu
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Development of nutrient cycle through agricultural activities of a rural area in the North of Vietnam]
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Development of nutrient cycle through agricultural activities of a rural area in the North of Vietnam
Aquaculture systems are highly complex, dynamic and interconnected systems influenced by environmental, biological, cultural, socio-economic and human behavioural factors. Intensification of aquaculture production is likely to drive indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat or prevent disease an...
Brunton, L.A.
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Desbois, A.P.
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Garza, M.
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Wieland, Barbara
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Mohan, C.V.
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Häsler, B.
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Tam, C.C.
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Phuc Nguyen Thien Le
,
Nguyen Thanh Phuong
,
Phan Thi Van
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Eltholth, M.M.
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Dang Kim Pham
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Nguyen Tuong Linh
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Rich, Karl M.
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Mateus, A.L.P.
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Hoque, M.A.
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Ahad, A.
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Khan, M.N.A.
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Adams, A.
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Guitian, J.
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[Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems]
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Identifying hotspots for antibiotic resistance emergence and selection, and elucidating pathways to human exposure: Application of a systems-thinking approach to aquaculture systems
The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, Salmonella contamination along the smallholder pig value chain in northern Vietnam. Repeat cross-sectional (for farm and pork shops) and longitudinal (for slaughterhouses) studies were carried out in Hung Yen ...
Sinh Dang-Xuan
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Unger, Fred
,
Ngan Tran-Thi
,
Grace, Delia
,
Makita, K.
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[Risk factors associated with Salmonella spp. prevalence along smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam]
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Risk factors associated with Salmonella spp. prevalence along smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam
To understand the overall of current veterinary hygiene situation concerning microbiological
contamination of food, we have conducted a survey, interview, collecting and analyzing samples derived from poultry (alive and carcasses), slaughter environment of 36 small slaughter houses in the rural a...
Nguyen Viet Khong
,
Pham Thi Ngoc
,
Dinh Xuan Tung
,
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Unger, Fred
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Pham Thi Nga
,
Gilbert, J.
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[Hygienic practices and microbial contamination of small-scale poultry slaughter houses at peri-urban areas of Hanoi, Vietnam]
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Hygienic practices and microbial contamination of small-scale poultry slaughter houses at peri-urban areas of Hanoi, 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
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[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.
,
Grace, Delia
,
Dac Cam Phung
,
Vu Minh Thuc
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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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]
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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