Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections caused 4.98 million years live with disability globally in 2014, mostly affecting the poor. When farmers handle excreta for reuse in agriculture, involuntary ingestion of excreta particles is an important infection pathway for STH infections. The aim of ...
Tu Van Vu
,
Phuc Duc Pham
,
Winkler, M.S.
,
Zurbrugg, C.
,
Zinsstag, Jakob
,
Bich Huu Tran
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Estimation of involuntary excreta ingestion rates in farmers during agricultural practices in Vietnam]
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Estimation of involuntary excreta ingestion rates in farmers during agricultural practices 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 Duc
,
Nguyen Thuy Tram
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Utzinger, J.
,
Cissé, G.
,
Winkler, M.S.
,
[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
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Winkler, M.S.
,
Zurbrugg, C.
,
Zinsstag, Jakob
,
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
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.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Cissé, G.
,
Nguyen Thuy Tram
,
Hoang Thu Ha
,
Do Trung Dung
,
Pham Ngoc
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Tuan Anh Vuong
,
Utzinger, J.
,
Schindler, C.
,
Winkler, M.S.
,
[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.
,
Fuhrimann, S.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Cissé, G.
,
Utzinger, J.
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[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