Publications by authors named "Vien Quang Mai"
Influenza burden estimates are essential to informing prevention and control policies. To complement recent influenza vaccine production capacity in Vietnam, we used acute respiratory infection (ARI) hospitalization data, severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance data, and provincial population data from 4 provinces representing Vietnam's major regions during 2014-2016 to calculate provincial and national influenza-associated ARI and SARI hospitalization rates. We determined the proportion of ARI admissions meeting the World Health Organization SARI case definition through medical record review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dengue is a clinically important arthropod-borne viral disease with increasing global incidence. Here we aimed to estimate the prevalence of dengue infections in Khanh Hoa Province, central Viet Nam, and to identify risk factors for infection.
Methods: We performed a stratified cluster sampling survey including residents of 3-60 years of age in Nha Trang City, Ninh Hoa District and Dien Khanh District, Khanh Hoa Province, in October 2011.
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- Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is increasingly prevalent in Vietnam, particularly in the central region, where previous data has been limited; this study aimed to assess the prevalence of DM and understand public perception among adults in Khánh Hòa Province.
- A cross-sectional survey involved 376 adults aged 20-70 years, capturing lifestyle data, medical history, and conducting physical and blood tests to determine DM risk factors; 7.2% of participants were found to have DM.
- Findings revealed that older age and obesity significantly increased the likelihood of DM, while a significant portion of the population remained unaware of the disease, indicating a need for better education and awareness programs.
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- The study investigated the impact of the wMelPop strain of Wolbachia bacteria on Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in various field trials across northern Australia and central Vietnam.
- Results showed that while wMelPop effectively invaded mosquito populations, the rate of invasion varied, being slower in areas with high mosquito densities and declining quickly after releases stopped.
- The research underscores the difficulties in using Wolbachia with lower fitness but high virus interference capabilities for sustainable dengue virus control.
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- A study in Nha Trang, Vietnam, found that 40.6% of retail meats and shrimp were contaminated with ESBL-producing E. coli, a type of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
- The common ESBL genotypes included CTX-M-1, CTX-M-9, and TEM, with a significant portion (85.9%) showing multidrug resistance.
- The findings highlight the need for better monitoring and public health interventions to manage the spread of these bacteria in food supplies.