Hung Le Xuan
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Hung Le Xuan has a total of 16 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Annette Erhart
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
2 shared publications - Ngo Duc Thang
Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE), Hanoi.
2 shared publications - Umberto D'ALessandro
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
2 shared publications - Chantal Van Overmeir
Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
1 shared publication - Joan Muela Ribera
Partners for Applied Social Sciences | PASS International, 3980 Tessenderlo, Belgium
1 shared publication - Koen Peeters Grietens
Affiliation Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 20 January 2010
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 9 (1) , 23
Low perception of malaria risk among the Ra-glai ethnic minority in south-central Vietnam: implications for forest malaria control
Despite Vietnam's success in reducing malaria mortality and morbidity over the last decade, malaria persists in the forested and mountainous areas of the central and southern provinces, where more than 50% of the clinical cases and 90% of severe cases and malaria deaths occur.
- 20 January 2010
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 9 (1) , 23
Open AccessLow perception of malaria risk among the Ra-glai ethnic minority in south-central Vietnam: implications for forest malaria control
Despite Vietnam's success in reducing malaria mortality and morbidity over the last decade, malaria persists in the forested and mountainous areas of the central and southern provinces, where more than 50% of the clinical cases and 90% of severe cases and malaria deaths occur.
- Open Access
- 8 December 2005
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 4 (1) , 1-11
Epidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey
In Vietnam, a large proportion of all malaria cases and deaths occurs in the central mountainous and forested part of the country. Indeed, forest malaria, despite intensive control activities, is still a major problem which raises several questions about its dynamics.A large-scale malaria morbidity survey to measure malaria endemicity and identify important risk factors was carried out in 43 villages situated in a forested area of Ninh Thuan province, south central Vietnam. Four thousand three hundred and six randomly selected individuals, aged 10–60 years, participated in the survey. Rag Lays (86%), traditionally living in the forest and practising "slash and burn" cultivation represented the most common ethnic group. The overall parasite rate was 13.3% (range [0–42.3] whilePlasmodium falciparumseroprevalence was 25.5% (range [2.1–75.6]). Mapping of these two variables showed a patchy distribution, suggesting that risk factors other than remoteness and forest proximity modulated the human-vector interactions. This was confirmed by the results of the multivariate-adjusted analysis, showing that forest work was a significant risk factor for malaria infection, further increased by staying in the forest overnight (OR= 2.86; 95%CI [1.62; 5.07]). Rag Lays had a higher risk of malaria infection, which inversely related to education level and socio-economic status. Women were less at risk than men (OR = 0.71; 95%CI [0.59; 0.86]), a possible consequence of different behaviour. This study confirms that malaria endemicity is still relatively high in this area and that the dynamics of transmission is constantly modulated by the behaviour of both humans and vectors. A well-targeted intervention reducing the "vector/forest worker" interaction, based on long-lasting insecticidal material, could be appropriate in this environment.
- 8 December 2005
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 4 (1) , 1-11
Open AccessEpidemiology of forest malaria in central Vietnam: a large scale cross-sectional survey
In Vietnam, a large proportion of all malaria cases and deaths occurs in the central mountainous and forested part of the country. Indeed, forest malaria, despite intensive control activities, is still a major problem which raises several questions about its dynamics.A large-scale malaria morbidity survey to measure malaria endemicity and identify important risk factors was carried out in 43 villages situated in a forested area of Ninh Thuan province, south central Vietnam. Four thousand three hundred and six randomly selected individuals, aged 10–60 years, participated in the survey. Rag Lays (86%), traditionally living in the forest and practising "slash and burn" cultivation represented the most common ethnic group. The overall parasite rate was 13.3% (range [0–42.3] whilePlasmodium falciparumseroprevalence was 25.5% (range [2.1–75.6]). Mapping of these two variables showed a patchy distribution, suggesting that risk factors other than remoteness and forest proximity modulated the human-vector interactions. This was confirmed by the results of the multivariate-adjusted analysis, showing that forest work was a significant risk factor for malaria infection, further increased by staying in the forest overnight (OR= 2.86; 95%CI [1.62; 5.07]). Rag Lays had a higher risk of malaria infection, which inversely related to education level and socio-economic status. Women were less at risk than men (OR = 0.71; 95%CI [0.59; 0.86]), a possible consequence of different behaviour. This study confirms that malaria endemicity is still relatively high in this area and that the dynamics of transmission is constantly modulated by the behaviour of both humans and vectors. A well-targeted intervention reducing the "vector/forest worker" interaction, based on long-lasting insecticidal material, could be appropriate in this environment.