Geographic evidence hub
Published infectious-disease research classified with a high-confidence geographic relationship to Vietnam.
Evidence stream
10 publications
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Why it matters nowThe convergence of resistance, hypervirulence, and potential vaccine escape within a dominant lineage is framed by the authors as grounds to revisit antibiotic stewardship and pertussis vaccination strategies.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Why it matters nowTongue swab-based molecular testing achieved non-inferior diagnostic yield compared to sputum-based methods and may offer a cost-efficient alternative where sputum collection is difficult or where smear microscopy remains the primary diagnostic approach.
Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong
Why it matters nowThe rising influx of international residents highlights the necessity for targeted disease control initiatives within the host country. Identifying gaps in immunization documentation and addressing potential barriers to medical access can inform more effective community-based prevention programs.
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority
Why it matters nowHuman infections with currently circulating avian A(H5) clade 2.3.4.4b viruses remain rare despite widespread animal circulation; the assessed EU/EEA risk is low for the general public and low-to-moderate for those with occupational exposure to infected animals or contaminated environments.
BMC Infectious Diseases
Why it matters nowThe authors frame pretreatment resistance, especially NNRTI resistance, as relevant to antiretroviral treatment planning and ongoing surveillance in this border prefecture. The article is also indexed under surveillance, transmission dynamics, and treatment topics, which supports its public-health and epidemiologic context.
PLOS Medicine
Why it matters nowThe operational forecasting system demonstrates that dengue outbreaks can be predicted with sufficient lead time (up to three months) to inform dengue control activities and public health planning. Predictions align with key Vietnamese decision and planning deadlines, and the system showed added value compared to previous practice of not using forecasts.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Why it matters nowThe report indicates that routine hepatitis E tests may fail to identify HEV-C infection and identifies possible relevance for evaluation of unexplained hepatitis. It also describes HEV-C as a potential concern for blood product safety, without providing population-level risk estimates.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Why it matters nowBecause P. knowlesi is often misidentified as human malaria and can cause severe and fatal disease, understanding its distribution is critical for identifying areas where malaria transmission will persist after human malarias are eliminated. The map provides an initial evidence base for surveillance prioritization in malaria-eliminating countries.
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Why it matters nowThe article identifies urgent needs to expand surveillance activities and ensure mass drug administration for populations at risk for intestinal helminth infections, fluke infections, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and yaws, while referencing the ASEAN Network for Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines, and Traditional Medicines Innovation as a policy framework for developing new control tools.
American Journal of Epidemiology
Why it matters nowThe observed heterogeneity in age-specific infection risk by subtype and season may affect the potential impact of school-based interventions such as school closure and childhood vaccination programs on influenza transmission in tropical regions like Vietnam.
