1.Evaluate on epidemic supervision and propose solutions to protect healthy for soldiers and people in malaria epidemic area.
Ngo Van Ly ; Thuan Khanh Le ; Loc Ba Ly ; Doan Van Nguyen ; Sinh Cong Nguyen ; Tuan Dinh Trinh ; Duc Ai Quach ; Thao Duc Nguyen ; Thuc Duy Nguyen ; Binh Van Nguyen ; Thang Duc Do
Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control 2003;0(1):13-24
Background: Coordinating between soldiers and people bring significant results in protecting healthy for soldiers and people in malaria epidemic area.\r\n', u'Objectives: To evaluate epidemic supervision and propose solutions protecting healthy for soldiers and people in malaria epidemic area.\r\n', u'Subjects and methods: A retrospective cross sectional study was carried out on two provinces Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak\r\n', u'Results: there was 4 main disease types were fever, tuberculosis, diarrhea and malaria. Malaria at investigated times still accounted high rate comparing with general fever rate. Malaria risk contained in people living or working in forest and mountain field; free emigrants; armed forces and border guard. These subjects needed to improve regularly protection from malaria. Communication of health education is one of important method to prevent and control malaria.\r\n', u'Conclusion: It is necessary to implement strong methods (such as providing insecticide treated bed nets, indoor residual spray) to prevent and control malaria. \r\n', u'
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2.BONEcheck: A digital tool for personalized bone health assessment
Dinh Tan NGUYEN ; Thao P. HO-LE ; Liem PHAM ; Vinh P. HO-VAN ; Tien Dat HOANG ; Thach S. TRAN ; Steve FROST ; Tuan V. NGUYEN
Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia 2023;9(3):79-87
Objectives:
Osteoporotic fracture is a significant public health burden associated with increased mortality risk and substantial healthcare costs. Accurate and early identification of high-risk individuals and mitigation of their risks is a core part of the treatment and prevention of fractures. Here we introduce a digital tool called 'BONEcheck' for personalized assessment of bone health.
Methods:
The development of BONEcheck primarily utilized data from the prospective population-based Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study and the Danish Nationwide Registry. BONEcheck has 3 modules: input data, risk estimates, and risk context. Input variables include age, gender, prior fracture, fall incidence, bone mineral density (BMD), comorbidities, and genetic variants associated with BMD.
Results:
Based on the input variables, BONEcheck estimates the probability of any fragility fracture and hip fracture within 5 years, subsequent fracture risk, skeletal age, and time to reach osteoporosis. The probability of fracture is shown in both numeric and human icon array formats. The risk is also contextualized within the framework of treatment and management options on Australian guidelines, with consideration given to the potential fracture risk reduction and survival benefits. Skeletal age was estimated as the sum of chronological age and years of life lost due to a fracture or exposure to risk factors that elevate mortality risk.
Conclusions
BONEcheck is an innovative tool that empowers doctors and patients to engage in wellinformed discussions and make decisions based on the patient's risk profile. Public access to BONEcheck is available via https://bonecheck.org and in Apple Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
3.Re-Identification of Aspergillus Subgenus Circumdati Strains in Korea Led to the Discovery of Three Unrecorded Species
Anbazhagan MAGESWARI ; Yunhee CHOI ; Le Dinh THAO ; Daseul LEE ; Dong-Hyun KIM ; Myung Soo PARK ; Seung-Beom HONG
Mycobiology 2023;51(5):288-299
Aspergillus is one of the largest and diverse genera of fungi with huge economical, biotech nological, and social significance. Taxonomically, Aspergillus is divided into six subgenera comprising 27 sections. In this study, 235 strains of Aspergillus subgenus Circumdati (section: Candidi, Circumdati, Flavi, Flavipedes, Nigri, and Terrei) preserved at the Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC) were analyzed and re-identified using a combined dataset of par tial β-tubulin (BenA), Calmodulin (CaM) gene sequences and morphological data. We con firmed nineteen species to be priorly reported in Korea (A. neotritici, A. terreus, A. floccosus,A. allahabadii, A. steynii, A. westerdijkiae, A. ochraceus, A. ostianus, A. sclerotiorum, A. luchuen sis, A. tubingensis, A. niger, A. welwitschiae, A. japonicus, A. nomius, A. tamarii, A. parasiticus, A.flavi, and A. oryzae). Among the studied strains, three species (A. subalbidus, A. iizukae, and A. uvarum), previously unreported or not officially documented, were discovered in Korea, to the best of our knowledge. We have given a detailed description of the characteristic fea tures of the three species, which remain uncharted in Korea.