Implementation and Assessment of a Hybrid Training Course on Point-of-Care Pediatric Ultrasound in Vietnam During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background As point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has gained popularity, some educational guidelines have been developed. However, in Vietnam, no training course in pediatric POCUS has yet been developed. This was challenging, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transmission of helminth eggs through hands in a high-risk community.

Background: The role that hands play in the transmission of Ascaris is not well understood.

Methods: A newly developed method to quantify the presence helminth eggs on hands was tested among a group of farmers in Vietnam. High turbidity in hand rinse samples meant that the adopted sugar solution had to be replaced by zinc sulphate as a flotation solution.