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
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Phuc Duc Pham
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Winkler, M.S.
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Bich Huu Tran
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[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
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
,
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
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
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Tran Huu Bich
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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
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Tu Vu-Van
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Khuong Nguyen-Cong
,
Nga Do-Thu
,
Zinsstag, Jakob
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[Interdisciplinary approach to environmental health research related to wastewater and excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam]
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Interdisciplinary approach to environmental health research related to wastewater and excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam
The incidence of diarrhoea was monitored and the risk factors for diarrhoea were identified in the rural community of Hanam, Vietnam, over a period of one year. Compared to adults without direct contact to wastewater and excreta during their agricultural activities, those in direct contact had a ...
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Hattendorf, J.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Phung Dac Cam
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Odermatt, P.
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[Diarrhoeal disease related to agricultural wastewater and excreta use in Vietnam]
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Diarrhoeal disease related to agricultural wastewater and excreta use in Vietnam
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most devastating infectious diseases worldwide. Whilst global burden estimates for M. tuberculosis infection (MtTB) are well established, accurate data on the contribution of zoonotic TB (zTB) caused by M. bovis or M. caprae to human TB are scarce. The association ...
Durr, S.
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Muller, B.
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Alonso, Silvia
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Hattendorf, J.
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Laisse, C.J.M.
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Helden, P.D. van
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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[Differences in primary sites of infection between zoonotic and human tuberculosis: Results from a worldwide systematic review]
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Differences in primary sites of infection between zoonotic and human tuberculosis: Results from a worldwide systematic review
BACKGROUND: Despite the potential health risks of wastewater and excreta use as fertiliser in agriculture, it is still widespread in Vietnam. However, the importance of diarrheal risk in adults' associated with the combined exposures to both excreta and wastewater use in agriculture is largely un...
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Hattendorf, J.
,
Cam Dac Phung
,
Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
,
Odermatt, P.
,
[Diarrhoeal diseases among adult population in an agricultural community Hanam province, Vietnam, with high wastewater and excreta re-use]
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Diarrhoeal diseases among adult population in an agricultural community Hanam province, Vietnam, with high wastewater and excreta re-use
Human excreta are rich in plant nutrients, so many farmers in Vietnam use them to fertilize their crops and in raising fish. But they also contain dangerous pathogens: bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and the eggs of intestinal parasites. Exposure can pose a health risk to farmers, their families, as...
Phuc Pham Duc
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Vu Van Tu
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Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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[The Vietnamese double-vault composting latrine: Fertilizer source or health risk?]
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The Vietnamese double-vault composting latrine: Fertilizer source or health risk?
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Phuc Pham Duc
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Anh Le-Vu
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Cam Dac Phung
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Zinsstag, Jakob
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[One Health: Integrated approach for research and intervention to improve the health of human, animal and the environment]
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One Health: Integrated approach for research and intervention to improve the health of human, animal and the environment