Survey of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals on dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification.

Background: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the healthcare professionals (HCPs) including physicians and nurses regarding dengue transmission, diagnosis and clinical classification using the warning signs of World Health Organization (WHO) 2009 classification.

Results: Out of 471 respondents from three countries, 80.9% of physicians and 74% of nurses did not receive previous training regarding the dengue infection.

Prevalence of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection in wild and cultured swamp eels in Vietnam.

Human infections with Gnathostoma spinigerum frequently occur in southern Vietnam. Previous investigations have implicated infected swamp eels (Monopterus albus) as an important source of infection to humans. Because aquaculture of M.