In the interest of public safety: rapid response to the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam

TV Nguyen, Q Dai Tran, LT Phan, LN Vu… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
We describe the status of the COVID-19 epidemic in Vietnam, major response successes,
factors that prompted implementation of certain public health actions, and the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Outbreak of sexually transmitted nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis–associated urethritis, Vietnam

HT Nguyen, TV Phan, HP Tran, TTP Vu… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report on an outbreak of nongroupable Neisseria meningitidis–associated urethritis,
primarily among men who have sex with men in southern Vietnam. Nearly 50% of N …

[HTML][HTML] Association of public health interventions and COVID-19 incidence in Vietnam, January to December 2020

HL Quach, KC Nguyen, NA Hoang, TQ Pham… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Vietnam implemented various public health interventions such as contact
tracing and testing, mandatory quarantine, and lockdowns in response to coronavirus …

Sociodemographic factors, sexual behaviors, and alcohol and recreational drug use associated with HIV among men who have sex with men in Southern Vietnam

TV Nguyen, N Van Khuu, PD Nguyen, HP Tran… - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
A total of 2768 MSM participated in a survey in southern Vietnam. Univariate and
multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine predictors of HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission and serotype features of hand foot mouth disease in household contacts in Dong Thap, Vietnam

CQ Hoang, TTT Nguyen, NX Ho, HD Nguyen… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has emerged as a major public health
issue in Vietnam since 2003. We aimed to investigate the household transmission of HFMD …

Expanding severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) surveillance beyond influenza: the process and data from 1 year of implementation in Vietnam

KA Alroy, TT Do, PD Tran, TQ Dang… - Influenza and Other …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background In 2016, as a component of the Global Health Security Agenda, the Vietnam
Ministry of Health expanded its existing influenza sentinel surveillance for severe acute …

Acute allergic reactions in Vietnamese children after drinking a new milk product

TH Vo, NH Le, MS Patel, LT Phan… - … pathogens and disease, 2012 - liebertpub.com
In early October 2009, pediatricians in hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) reported an
unusual increase in the number of children presenting with an acute onset of itchy rash and …

[HTML][HTML] Rotavirus genotype trends from 2013 to 2018 and vaccine effectiveness in southern Vietnam

DTT Truong, JM Kang, NTH Tran, LT Phan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Rotavirus (RV) genotypes vary geographically, and this can affect vaccine
effectiveness (VE). This study investigated the genotype distribution of RV and explored VE …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies among Blood Donors in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, August–November 2020

HHH Nguyen, QH Nguyen, DTT Truong… - The American Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Relatively little is known about the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) IgG antibodies and COVID-19-related behaviors in the general …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the rabies surveillance in southern Vietnam

QD Pham, LT Phan, TPT Nguyen, QMN Doan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Rabies is endemic in Vietnam and has been a statutory notifiable infectious
disease since 1998. We, herein, assessed the performance of rabies surveillance in …