National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam

Sanitary Aspects of Drinking Water and Wastewater Reuse in Vietnam – SANIVAT

Research project The project "Water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion and health in Vietnam" (SANIVAT) has as its longterm objective to improve health and living conditions of the rural poor including ethnic minorities through the provision of clean water, sanit ... Completion Report: Impact and policy changes - During SANIVAT a total of 5 PhD and 2 MSc fellows have conducted their study programs. More than 10 peer-reviewed articles have been published, and numerous presentations to a wide range of stak ...
Period: 2006-12-31 to 2013-12-30 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam Project code: 711-LIFE2 Total grant: 9,400,835 DKK
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Chickens as a possible reservoir for urinary tract infections in humans

Research project About 60% all of human infections in the world are caused by zoonotic pathogens transmitted typically by direct contact to animals or through faecally contaminated foods. Smallholder farmers in rural and suburban Vietnam live in close contact with th ...The role of Enterococcus spp. as pathogens has increased while the source(s) of infections often remains unclear. Enterococcus faecalis from patients suffering urinary tract infection (UTI) in Vietnam and from poultry living in close contact with the ...
Period: 2010-03-1 to 2012-12-31 Countries: Vietnam Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Military Medical Hospital, Vietnam National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam Project code: 09-046LIFE Total grant: 331,512 DKK
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