Rape Myths Among University Men and Women in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study.

Sexual violence is a persistent, underreported threat to the well-being of women and girls worldwide. In Vietnam, as elsewhere, myths and misconceptions around rape and other forms of sexual violence present a major barrier to reporting and prevention. Based on qualitative research from a parent study aimed at reducing sexual violence perpetration at universities in Vietnam, we sought to characterize commonly held myths among university students that may contribute to the perpetration and justification of such behaviors.

[Trichinellosis: study of 2 outbreaks in Navarre].

Background: We present two outbreaks of trichinosis occurred in the last two years in Navarre.

Methods: After the detection of the initial case, an epidemiological study of all people presumably infected was carried out. We used the latex agglutination and ELISA tests to detect specific antibodies.

Short report: an outbreak of trichinosis in Navarra, Spain.

Trichinosis is an infection contracted by ingestion of meat containing viable larvae of the nematode Trichinella spiralis. This report concerns an outbreak of infections with this parasite in Navarra, Spain that was associated with home-prepared pork products. After the detection of a person with trichinosis, a study of all subjects that had ingested meat from the presumably infected pork was carried out.